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Below are our articles on the subject of Protection. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Caller ID and Personal Security
Many of us at some time or another will receive telephone calls from individuals or companies who withhold their telephone numbers.
Although this is not an...
Check Your Own Credit Score
There may come a time when you wish to make a purchase for which you simply do not have the funds available. Likewise you may wish to approach your bank or building...
Chip and Pin Fraud Prevention
Since 2006 how we pay for goods and services on the high street has changed as a result of Chip and PIN. The purpose of Chip and PIN is to make it harder for...
Cold Calls and the Law
Most of us will - at one time or another - have received telephone calls, electronic mails or visits to our home which have been unsolicited. For the most part these...
Computer Repair and Security
There are times when we experience problems with our computers either at home or in the workplace; these problems are not always repairable on site and as a result the...
Door Step Callers and Your Safety
We have all - at one time or another - answered our front doors to individuals from organisations asking us to subscribe, sponsor or buy a product on the spot. Where...
Gadgets to Help You Protect Your Data
Storing data is not simply a case of keeping it on your hard drive for protection; there are other ways and other gadgets available on the market...
How the Mailing Preference Service Works
During the course of a year many of us receive hundreds if not thousands of pieces of unwanted and unsolicited junk mail which serves no purpose...
How to Check the ID of an Individual at your Door?
It is important if you live alone, or are left alone in the house, that you are conscious at all times of your own personal safety and also the...
How to Choose the Right Shredder
The latest estimates state that identity fraud alone costs the UK over £1.7 billion a year. If you think about the amount of paper documents that contain sensitive...
How to Create a Secure Password to Protect your Identity
Password security has over the last few years become very important. As online retail has taken off, saving your purchase details requires you to...
Identity Theft Facts and Figures
The crime of identity theft affects many people across the UK. Criminals impersonate their victims in order to obtain money, goods, services and other items by...
Importance of Destroying Household Bills
Many of us fail to realise just how important the destruction of our household utility bills are once they have fulfilled their purpose. It is...
Key Issues in Identity Theft: Top Tips to Protect Yourself
Keep your Personal Identification Documents Safe
The number one tip in avoiding identity theft is to make sure that you keep your Personal...
Personal Security and Your PC's Cache File
Cache files are another of those files that are created behind the scenes on your computer without you actually knowing it's happening. Many of us...
Protecting Your Identity While Abroad
Many of us during the course of our lives will visit foreign climbs either on business or holidays and with this in mind it is important to have an...
Q & A: What is RFID?
RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and is a technology used to identify objects, animals or people automatically. It is already in use in many everyday...
Register With the Telephone Preference Service
Many of us will have - at one time or another - received calls to our home landlines which have been from individuals or companies trying to...
Safely Storing your Documents
There are many of us who fastidiously keep household bills and bank statements and other documents which contain information about ourselves that would prove useful if...
The Bereavement Register and Personal Safety
It is a common fact that at some time in our lives we will lose a loved one be they a wife, a husband, a son or a daughter and when that sorry...
What is Data Patrolling?
With the emphasis very firmly on the use of the Internet in our daily lives it has become important to keep a check on what data we are passing over the Internet and...
Why Protecting Your Post is Important
You may not realise it, but your post contains incredibly valuable information for scammers, fraudsters and other types of criminals – all...
Your Driving Licence and your Passport
Two of the most important documents you will ever have in your possession are your driving licence and your passport. These documents not only...
