Theft Prevention
Theft spikes during any crisis and everyday life alike. Learn practical ways to deter thieves, secure your home and protect your family and supplies.
Theft prevention is the set of habits and home security measures that keep your property, your supplies and your personal information out of the wrong hands. Theft is one of the most common threats a household faces. Most of it is opportunistic, so sensible preparation deters much of it before it starts.
Theft prevention matters to every family, and to preppers in particular. The food, fuel, tools and gear you put by are worth protecting. The risk of theft also tends to rise during a crisis, when normal deterrents weaken. And theft prevention reaches beyond the front door, to the wallet in your pocket and the accounts in your name.
Theft Prevention Guides for Home, Travel and Identity
- Holiday season: The busy weeks of shopping, travel and deliveries bring their own risks, and holiday theft prevention lays out ten ways to stay ahead of them.
- Home: An empty house and a porch full of packages draw attention, and holiday home security covers keeping your home protected while you celebrate or travel.
- Pickpockets: Crowded markets, events and transit stations are where pickpocket prevention earns its keep, from how pickpockets work to keeping your valuables close.
- Identity: A stolen name can cost more than a stolen wallet, and identity theft protection explains guarding your personal and financial information.
Read them together and you will have a layered plan for protecting your household, your preparedness supplies and your good name, in ordinary times and in an emergency.
Multi-Factor Authentication: What it is and How to Use it
July 5, 2023
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a multi-step digital authentication process which requires the user to provide two or more pieces of information – in addition to a password or pin – to gain access to online resources, such as your bank account or work applications as a way to reduce the likelihood of a data breach.
