Have you ever had your smartphone snatched by a thief? It's happening more and more in subways and street corners everywhere. Sometimes you get so absorbed in what you're doing on your phone that you ignore your surroundings and fail to see the guy in the hoodie who is about to yank your phone from your hand.

Wouldn't it be great if we could prevent this kind of crime? In this week's featured article: How to Booby Trap Your Smartphone we'll learn how you can try and put a stop to the smartphone snatch-and-grab. Check it out and feel free to share your ideas for non-lethal smartphone booby trapping in the comments section below.

Wouldn't it be great if you could make the data on your iPhone self-destruct should it fall into the wrong hands? While you can't make it physically explode like in the Mission Impossible movies, you can achieve the end result of having your data wiped out so the bad guys can't get it.

In this week's featured article: The Data on This iPhone Will Self-destruct in 10 Seconds, we'll look at two methods for remotely wiping your iPhone's data. Check it out and let us know in the comments section below if you've ever had to use this feature.

If you still have a landline in your home, then you likely also have a cordless phone connected to it because, let's face it, no one likes tripping over phone cords.

Have you ever wondered if it's possible for someone to eavesdrop on your cordless phone conversations? Accidental eavesdropping due to crossed connections was a fairly common occurrence back in the analog cordless phone era, but what about the newer digital cordless phones on the market?

In this week's featured article, we attempt to answer the question: How secure is your cordless phone? The answer might surprise you.

Social engineering attacks perpetrated by hackers such as Kevin Mitnik often succeed because many people have trouble detecting deception. Can someone be taught to spot a lie?

In this week's featured article, we attempt to answer the question above by reviewing Dr. Paul Ekman's Micro-expression Training Course. The course, named METT Advanced, costs $69 and focuses on teaching how to detect what people are truly feeling by reading their micro-expressions. Check out my review of Dr. Ekman's course in the link above to see if his stuff is for real or just pop-psychology mumbo jumbo.

Have you taken Dr. Ekman's micro-expressions course? If so, let us know what you thought of it in the comments section below.