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Feb 2

Time is now for parents to gain digital control

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge The holiday season has passed and if you’re a parent and you or Santa left a video game or other...

Dec 5, 2022

Teach and protect children online for the holidays

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge As the holiday season heats up and kids become excited for the newest and greatest games, apps and...

Nov 23, 2022

Experts advise online shoppers to have a merry, wary holiday season

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge Every year, holiday online sales ramp up as consumers continue to flock to the virtual space. And each...

Nov 9, 2022

Halloween safety tips: From tossing loose candy to wearing bright costumes and more

For some, this Halloween will be time trick-or-treating since COVID-19 set in back in 2020, and many are excited. Some booths at the...

Oct 31, 2022

Be safe and enjoy the spooky magic of Halloween

By Cindy Arora, Behind The Badge Kids and parents alike love the Halloween season. There are the fun costumes, spooky decorations,...

Sep 9, 2022

Intelligence centers evolve to fight terror in information age

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge Alberto Martinez is the director of the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC), also often...

Sep 8, 2022

ABC 7 Eyewitness News Story on the Evolution of Airport Security After 9/11

By Nico Melendez This month marks the 21st year after the September 11th terror attacks in 2001. Airport security has changed drastically...

Aug 16, 2022

Safe OC expanding and evolving to protect the community from emerging threats

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge In the world in which we live, preparedness and vigilance are more important than ever. Whether it’s the...

Jul 23, 2022

As summer heats up, parents need to vigilant about kids’ internet use

By Greg Mellen, Behind The Badge As the weather heats up, summer vacation lingers and boredom sets in, more kids are venturing indoors...

Jul 22, 2022

Active shooters almost always leave clues before they attack; here’s what to look for

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge It is the nightmare scenario. Mass shootings have become a seemingly ever-more prominent backdrop to...

May 16, 2022

OC experts prepare for possibility of massive cyber attack

By Lou Ponsi, Behind the Badge A post seen on a well-known dark web site used by hackers states residents of Orange County should be...

May 11, 2022

Youth Urged to be 'upstanders', not bystanders to threats and school safety

BY Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge, May 10, 2022 Generation Z, those born between 1997 and 2012, are often described as “digital natives,”...

Apr 1, 2022

Parents beware: Bullying, Pedophilia, Theft, Griefing, Doxing, and Exploitation; online gaming risks

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge To say online gaming is ever-present seems to be an understatement. According to the Entertainment...

Jan 31, 2022

Orange County authorities launch SafeOC initiative targeting cybercrime

By Jessica De Nova ABC7 SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Last summer, Richard Roll fell victim to cybercrime. Orange County authorities hope...

Jan 31, 2022

‘SafeOC’ aims to slow dramatic rise in online threats, crime

By Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge Richard Roll was no stranger to working with technology. For more than three years he had dabbled in the...

Dec 14, 2021

Experts warn shoppers to protect themselves this holiday season

BY Greg Mellen, Behind the Badge, November 24, 2021 This year, as Black Friday online, Cyber Monday, and holiday online sales ramp up,...

Dec 14, 2021

What is Suspicious Activity?

Credit: Department of Homeland Security Suspicious activity is any observed behavior that could indicate terrorism or terrorism-related...

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