Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Are You Doing All That You Can To Keep Your Family Secure?

By Bryant S. Cole


It might sound like a silly question, because most of us do consider our families the driving force in our lives. We work harder so that they have more. We save money so that there is a fund in case of emergencies. We all do a variety of things so that there is some shield in place to keep our most precious assets, our loved ones, safe. It is important though to sometimes consider whether or not there is more that you can do to protect your family now, as well as in the future.

As any family protector would do, keeping the children healthy is critical and this includes keeping preventable diseases at bay with vaccines and inoculations that are already common knowledge and have gone along way in keeping the huge variety of childhood health tragedies from visiting your children. The assault avenue should never find an open door at your house.

Leaving a paper trail is something most everyone today's does without ever thinking about it. We have receipts with vital personal information that identifies who we are should certain entities ask. This information is on bank statements, business documents such as credit card and other account statements as well as photographed proof of valuables we have insured in our homes that can never be replaced should they go missing. These are things we have to secure and guard to keep ourselves and family safe as well.

Thankfully right now there are options other than just having papers that you save. Paper is so fragile and can so easily be lost or destroyed. In the past people would sometimes keep a small safe at home. Some would put their valuable certificates in a metal box to keep it safe. Later on people realized that a safety deposit box was a smart way to go.

Safety deposit boxes have often been described as glorified metal boxes that fall under the relatively secure location within a bank. However, due to the assaults of Mother Nature through fire, flooding and the many natural disasters that happen frequently, there is always the chance that your documents and valuables can be destroyed. Direct deposit boxes have a high degree of protection against unauthorized persons, but other factors make these boxes vulnerable and never 100% safe.

There is another way to securely store and save your important documents that is both smart and convenient. It all starts with scanning the documents and using the internet which is both quicker and easier once you get the hang of it. You can cancel all your trips to the bank to retrieve any necessary documents that must be physically presented. Once you have scanned the documents they can be stored via an encrypted channel. You can upload all your important documents to a very highly secure location as well as have 24/7 access to this location from anywhere, which is very convenient.




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