Safer Institute

08/18/2023

Ryan Hall, Y'all

This pic submitted by George Viau shows a possible tornado on I-295. The National Weather Service is sending a survey team to see if one touched down. Updates here: https://trib.al/jBR80Oz

08/18/2023

Multiple people told 12 News they witnessed it happen on I-295 South in Johnston, near the Route 6 split.

08/10/2023

08/08/2023

It’s Hurricane season…. Be Prepared!

https://www.noaa.gov/prepare-before-hurricane-season

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
CDEMA - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

(Image credit: NOAA's National Weather Service)Download ImageThe best time to prepare is before hurricane season begins. Avoid having to rush through potentially life-saving preparations by waiting until it’s too late. Get your disaster supplies while the shelves are still stocked, and get that in...

11/24/2022

We need a data privacy laws to prevent this now

The Markup found that tax preparation services including TaxAct, TaxSlayer, and H&R Block have sent users’ personal financial information to Facebook through the Meta Pixel.

09/12/2022

Fascinating look into how your brains are affected by technology

Technology isn’t just changing our lives. It’s literally changing our brains -- and maybe for the better. In this episode, I’m a human lab rat in a groundb...

08/31/2022

To all our law enforcement... Good reminder 🤣🤣🤣

We had a driver that didn’t immediately stop yesterday because they said that they didn’t see our blue lights. This morning we topped off all the blue light blinker fluid to make us easier to see.

08/25/2022

https://www.theverge.com/23321517/omg-elite-cable-hacker-tool-review-defcon

Beware of unknown charging cables.

06/29/2022

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/06/a-wide-range-of-routers-are-under-attack-by-new-unusually-sophisticated-malware/

Router-stalking ZuoRAT is likely the work of a sophisticated nation-state, researchers say.

06/23/2022

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nsa-shares-tips-on-securing-windows-devices-with-powershell/

The National Security Agency (NSA) and cybersecurity partner agencies issued an advisory today recommending system administrators to use PowerShell to prevent and detect malicious activity on Windows machines.

06/03/2022

The Atlantic hurricane season begins tomorrow, June 1st. Are you prepared? Build a kit and make a plan. Some items to include:

✅ Flashlight
✅ Food
✅ Water
✅ First Aid Kit

Learn more from Ready.

https://www.ready.gov/kit