"A burglar alarm combines in its person all that is objectionable about a fire, a riot, and a harem, and at the same time has none of the compensating advantages." So wrote Mark Twain in 1882. More ...

NEW ORLEANS — It seems to happen every day. Car break-ins play out across the city of New Orleans. Criminals smash car windows and take what they can. "This has been going on for over a year now, and ...

You get in the car, towel and picnic basket in hand, and start toward the beach. After five straight days of exhausting school, extracurricular activities and frivolous drama, you are ready for a few ...

For many of us, a personal vehicle is one of our most prized possessions, but it’s unfortunately also one of the most vulnerable when it comes to theft. One solution to this problem is a quality after ...

Two popular car alarm systems have fixed security vulnerabilities that allowed researchers to remotely track, hijack and take control of vehicles with the alarms installed. The systems, built by ...

Last month, right here on Forbes, I warned that cars were hacker magnets. That warning is repeated today with the news that white hat hackers at Pen Test Partners were able to exploit critical ...

Question: I have been on my homeowner association board of directors off and on for more than 15 years. With more than 40 town houses in our development -- and with nearly every unit having more than ...

Aftermarket car alarm systems developed by Pandora and Viper have been found to be vulnerable to remote exploitation, enabling potential attackers to hijack the vehicles they're installed on and to ...

In imagination, you become bazooka-wielding Arnold Schwarzenegger and blast the wretched car to Kingdom Come, alarm and all. We don’t. New York City should entirely ban their use within its five ...

Cicadas can sound a lot like sirens or car alarms, the Durham County Sheriff's Office is reminding citizens. A Facebook post read, "Do you hear that humming that sounds like alarms going off in the ...