How can checking that building CCTV cameras actually work, not just exist, improve real security?
CCTV cameras mounted on walls look reassuring, but they’re only useful if they’re functional—powered, recording properly, and pointed at the right places. In many...
What advantage does using different PINs for banking and regular apps offer for safety?
Many people fall into the trap of using one favourite PIN or password everywhere—phone lock, social media, UPI, net banking, shopping apps. If one...
How can teaching family members to close curtains at night reduce outside visibility into your home?
At night, when lights are on inside and it’s dark outside, your windows become little TV screens displaying your private life to anyone passing...
Why is it better not to leave house keys under obvious mats or flowerpots near the door?
The “key under the mat” trick is about as secret as a social media trend now. Anyone who’s even slightly observant will check mats,...
How can noting licence plate numbers of frequent visitors give a sense of who regularly comes home?
Some visitors come often—close friends, regular delivery people, tutors, drivers, repair guys. If you quietly note the licence plates of their bikes or cars...