Unprotected Database Exposed Details of Over 80 Million U.S. Households

Security researchers found an unprotected database stored on the cloud that contained detailed information of over 80 million U.S. households. vpnMentor’s Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered the unprotected database hosted on a Microsoft cloud se… Continue reading Unprotected Database Exposed Details of Over 80 Million U.S. Households

How to Increase Security in Your Smart Home

If you’re like millions of people around the world who love tech, your home is no doubt filled to the brim with all sorts of fun and useful internet-enabled gadgets. There’s everything available from smart-home hubs and automated kitchen ap… Continue reading How to Increase Security in Your Smart Home

The Electrical Outlet and How It Got That Way

Right now, if you happen to be in Noth America, chances are pretty good that there’s at least one little face staring at you. Look around and you’ll spy it, probably about 15 inches up from the floor on a nearby wall. It’s the ubiquitous wall outlet, with three holes arranged in a way that can’t help but stimulate the facial recognition firmware of our mammalian brain.

No matter where you go you’ll find those outlets and similar ones, all engineered for specific tasks. But why do they look the way they do? And what’s going on electrically and mechanically …read more

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This Is the One Way Your Home Security Could Be Tax Deductible

Surprising tax deductible expenses range from guard dogs to gambling losses and more. But as taxpayers nationwide scramble to calculate their last-minute deductions in order to maximize this year’s refund, some will be disappointed to find that a… Continue reading This Is the One Way Your Home Security Could Be Tax Deductible