The bottom line is a good door is your home’s first line of defense against brazen criminals. This is why I want to share some stronger options for your front door.

If you’re taken hostage, the first 30 minutes are the most critical. Should you ever find yourself in a hostage situation, here are six things you can do to survive that first half hour — and hopefully make it home to your loved ones unharmed.

As you’ll read in the first of this week’s must-read articles, modern science is edging closer and closer to science fiction. And while the possibilities are endless, so is the potential for overreach. Let’s take a look.

Not only do criminals look for homes with lax security, they also look for homes with signs that indicate there are valuables worth stealing. Find out how to avoid this mistake and more in this week’s mailbag.

Today, I want to review five common home security mistakes that make your home an easy target for a burglar looking for a crime of opportunity. Let’s get started.

Today, our friends over at 4Patriots offer a botanical solution to making your home a harder target. Read on to learn about seven barbarous plants you can add to your yard that will make any criminal think twice about trespassing.

Every time you journey overseas, there are several critical steps you need to take to ensure you have a safe trip. So if you’ve got an international expedition coming up, be sure to add these seven items to your vacation checklist.

In a natural disaster or other emergency, you are pretty much on your own. You can’t always depend on local police or fire personnel to come save the day. So as you’re preparing — purchasing supplies and gear — you should also consider taking classes in one or more of these four skill sets.

It’s no secret I’m not a fan of using social media. But if you don’t want to deactivate your accounts, at least take a look at this week’s first reader question for some social media safety tips you should start implementing today.

Obviously, I hope you never find yourself in a life-or-death situation. Which is why I’ve made it my mission to give you the tools and the knowledge to avoid deadly situations at all costs. Check out this video alert for some vital information that could one day save your life or the life of a loved one