But as security threats become more ubiquitous, it makes sense to prepare for the possibility and head off attacks before they happen.

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"I just think it gives people a better sense of security and makes them feel more safe to be prepared for whatever will happen next, " store employee Kyana Miner said.

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There are things we should do right now to put more people back to work and to restore a sense of security and fairness that's been missing for too long.

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The theory is that that helmeted cyclists are lulled into a false sense of security and therefore take greater risks than their more vulnerable counterparts.

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Once this is done, and only once it is done, does it make sense to think about action items such as making work more interesting, providing more job security, or rewarding performance with bonus plans?

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And, for those of us in the business of providing security and data protection, it raises even more questions: If corporations, such as Epsilon, are not stepping up to willingly adopt the readily available security technology that will prevent these thefts, what more can and should be done to give consumers some sense of protection?

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