Introducing: Woodfords

Woodfords is a new club to SL that we whole-heartedly recommend, and a new partnership for GSS™.

Check out our Alliances page for more information on this great Club.

SWA Price Reductions

SWA have reduced their prices with immediate effect across their entire range.


For example their Networked Security Orbs/Panels are now only L$495 and the Mistress is now only L$950.


These price reductions are available in-world only.


The full SWA product range is stocked at the GSS MainStore.

Important - SWA Security Upgrades

To All SWA Customers :


SweetNWild Magic has upgraded several products in her Security Range.


The upgrades eliminate the use of drones and temp rezzers, to scan for intruders and utilise the latest LSL (Linden Scripting Language) functions.


SWA is currently the only Security Systems provider to incorporate this technique.


The benefit is that the systems will generate much less lag and temp prims when operating.


The upgraded systems are as follows:


SWA Mistress MKX-10
SWA Networked Security Panel & Orbs
SWA Avatar Banner


(note that an SWA Avatar Banner is now included free with the SWA Mistress package).


In order to affect the upgrade you will need to do the following:


1/ Take your Mistress/Banner/Panel and/or Orbs back into your inventory (we recommend taking a copy of all Pass, Admin and Ban lists from the equipment menus first, for later cross-reference)


2/ Send SweetNWild Magic an IM explaining that you are returning said items for the latest upgrade (list what and how many you are returning). All her IMs goto email and are not capped so she will receive the message.


3/ Transfer the systems back to SweetNWild Magic (note that Sweet uses the latest SL Viewer so there is zero chance of them being "lost" in the ether if she isn't online.


4/ Sweet will then confirm receipt and send you the latest upgraded versions.


More Info can be found on the SWA Website.

Safety Tip

Don't give out RL information to SL friends such as your home or personal mobile telephone number or work email address. 
You simply don't know when your current partner may become an ex-partner come stalker etc, or your current best friend may turn on you for some reason.
Use a "throw-away" cellphone and an avatar named email address from sites such as Google, Yahoo, Hotmail etc etc to enhance your privacy.
Better safe than sorry!

The Urban Zombie

GSS™ are proud to announce a new partnership with The Urban Zombie.

Created and operated by Klatu and his wife Jodi, The Urban Zombie (UZ) is the premier Zombie slaying destination in SL.

The SIM houses a weapon store, (which sells a customisable full mesh SMG-7 designed specifically for UZ by Blue Works, a sister company of Mistral Munitions), a club and of course multiple layers of zombie hordes to fight and slaughter for your entertainment.

Klatu and JD are totally dedicated to the SIM and have lovingly built UZ into the best Zombie destination by far. 

Check them out on Facebook and in world. 

Phishing scams in Second Life


There has been an increase in Phishing attempts in the last couple weeks and a lot of people have fallen for them and lost their Second Life Accounts.


Phishing in SL is mainly the act of tricking a user into giving their login and password information through fake yet convincing Second Life login webpages.


Here is how it works. 
- Someone posts a link and sometimes text to entice you to click it, sometimes this can be a friend or someone you know (because they've already had their accounts hacked).
- You click the link and it takes you to what looks like a Second Life Login screen.
- You log in using your SL Username and PW.
- You've just been Phished and given someone your SL Login information. They can now log into your SL account, take your money, destroy your SL Property, delete your inventory.. etc etc etc.


If you have clicked a link, and it takes you to a login page of some kind, no matter how much it looks real... DO NOT LOG INTO IT YET!


FIRST, look at the URL very carefully. The Linden Lab Login URL is
https://id.secondlife.com/ .
If it does NOT start with https://id.secondlife.com/, then it is not a real Second Life login web page. Do not log into it, and DO file an abuse report on the person who sent the link. From the Help menu, Report Abuse.


If you are unsure, go to http://secondlife.com and click on the "LOGIN" at the top right. That will take you to the legit login page which starts with https://id.secondlife.com. Log into that page, then follow the link.. if the link still takes you to a log in widget.. it's totally a scam.




If you've already been Phished


Immediately


- Go tohttp://secondlife.com
- Click the LOGIN link at the top right and enter your login information.
- On the right is a link called "Account" click it!
- Then click "Change Password" and change your password right away.


Please, protect your accounts. Think 3 times before entering your login information. Always check the URL.




Sincerely,


Jessica Lyon and the Phoenix/Firestorm Team

New Personal Security Course

GSS™ proudly announce that due to popular demand, the new Personal Safety Course is now ready and we are taking bookings.
It is aimed at ALL residents concerned about their personal safety etc in SL and will teach you simple but effective methods of how to stay safe from griefers and stalkers etc.
See the Personal Safety Course page for more information.

GSS™ Security Training Academy

GSS™  are proud to announce the opening of our Security Training Academy.


We currently offer Security Training Courses in :

• Basic Security Officer 

Coming Soon :

• Advanced Security Officer
• Security Training Officer
• Personal Protection Officer

Please see http://gsssecuritytrainingacademy.blogspot.com/ for more information.

Titan Industries Upcoming Sale

Aryte Vesperia from Titan Industries has announced that they will be having a mega sale in March as they are planning to phase out prim builds and concentrate on their Leviathan range.


Here is the text from Aryte :


Hello everyone. With our increasing investment in sculpted and mesh items, Titan is happy to announce that by the end of March we will be phasing out all of our prim builds. Although these items have served us well for a many years, we feel it is time to move away from the tradition style and focus entirely upon our Leviathan project line. In the spirit of sending the prim models on their way appropriately, we will be having a month long sale of all of the prim builds, starting March 1st.


Titan products can be purchased at the Weapons Floor at GSS™ 

LL to remove On / Offline Avatar Status Scripts

LL, in their latest staggering show of mindless interference and complete incompetence, have declared war on online / offline avatar status scripts.

We were first made aware of this by Zanara Zenovka, from Artizan Creative Solutions of this issue yesterday.

Not only would the banning of said scripts be extremely detrimental to the security industry in SL,which would affect the tracking of known griefers and stalkers etc, but there would be a MASSIVE effect on normal businesses and the way they interract with their customers.

All the staff online / offline indicators, contact boards, vendors, ad boards etc etc etc would be affected and consequently made useless.

GSS are outraged at yet another LL move which affects law abiding residents and business owners, but will have NO EFFECT whatsoever on the criminal fraternity of SL who pay zero regard to TOS and privacy. 

Remember RedZone? That was another staggering failure on behalf of LL due to a public misconception ( and an admittedly highly effective PR campaign by known outed copybotters who set-up Green Zone ) which had major implications for legitimate security companies in SL.

So ... GSS will consequently be joining creators and businesses in protesting this bizarre and ridiculous decision. 

For more information, please see and comment on the post made by Zenara :

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Merchants/Info-on-online-status-changes/td-p/1400415

New GSS™ Service Available - Intranet Site Creation

We are proud to announce a new service being offered by GSS™ :

Customised Intranet Site

Creation of a customised intranet site specific to your needs.

Ideal for business users, club owners, and store owners.

Easily accessible to authorised staff, restricted page access available for classified or exec management if required.

Keep all your business information in one place.

Alleviate the need for note-cards as all staff can access your intranet

Unlimited uses : Can contain calendars, staff directories, videos, pictures, club schedules, inventory management, staff training records, client databases etc etc etc.

Hosted on Google Servers so site downtime is extremely rare.

Initial Setup & Monthly support package available - Ask for a quote. 

http://ghostssecurityservices.blogspot.com/p/gss-services.html

GSS™ Interviewed by ZanzE !

India Nadeau is the official blooger for ZanzE Estates.


Zzoie asked her to have a chat with us about GSS™ ... so here is our first ever public interview !


http://zanze-news.blogspot.com/2012/02/getting-to-know-ghosts-security.html

It was actually a lot of fun to do and it was great that India had researched us prior to meeting which made it easier all round. 


Enjoy ! ;)

GSS™ Business Package Amendments

GSS™ have amended and updated their current Business Security Equipment Packages to reflect customer needs and ease of use.


Please check out our Security Packages page to see the changes.:


http://ghostssecurityservices.blogspot.com/p/gss-services.html


They are now simpler to understand and reflective of what we've been asked for.


There is also a new addition to our Business portfolio :


... the Landlord Support Package.


If you own a rental estate and wish GSS™ to look after any security equipment needs or enquiries whilst on estate, then talk to us.


Many landlords fail to see the need for tenant security systems ...which is fine until a tenant realises too late that they are being harassed or worse and the estate they live offers has no protection.


Let GSS™ provide affordable preventative measures to keep your tenants safe from fear of harm.


We recognise that eash estate and rental business is unique, so therefore we customise the needs to each owner as needed, taking into account your land and parcelling etc. and quote accordingly. 


Get ahead of your competitors and give your tenants that extra service they deserve and need.


http://ghostssecurityservices.blogspot.com/p/gss-services.html

Coming Soon ... SweetNWild Magic

GSS™ are pleased to announce that we will soon be publishing Interviews with acclaimed creators of weapons and security gadgets.


The first of our willing participants will be :

SweetNWild Magic, 

Creator and Owner of SWA Security and Gadgets.

We are looking forward to this immensely.


If you have any questions you'd like us to ask SweetNWild, then please contact us inworld, or via email to : gss.security.services@gmail.com


The full interview will be published on this blog.


Further interviews planned soon are :


Allia Lane - Owner of LR Weapons
Strobus Spore - Creator of the Toor HUD
Thomas Conover - Creator and Owner of Conover Gadgets 
Horatio Abbot - Creator of the Vendetta HUD


Thanks.

Introducing : The Toor Hud

A new product was released this week by a relatively unknown creator by the name of Strobus Spore.


His creation is The Toor HUD, which is receiving rave reviews due to it's low lag, low script efficiency and power.


The product blurb about the Toor states this :

"Toor is an ultra efficient super fast Hud with an emphasis on low resource usage and fast response. 
Even as such it can unleash loads of power on demand to do whatever you need it to do.

Frequent updates are included to keep it an industry leading product, with this Hud you never have to worry about being outgunned or out of date.

Features include;

Attacks: 
Orbits 
Pushers 
Clusters 
Perms capture 
Hud gun

Defenses: 
NPV 
Industry leading movelock 
Movelock enhancer 
Shields 
Active undeformer

Utilities: 
Platform 
Simwide radar 
Spam cleaning utilities 
Flight assist 
Dashers 
Tele2 avatar

And there are a lot more functions in the Hud or in works for the hud.

All of this is accomplished in 3 scripts with an optional 4th booster script."

As you can see by the embedded picture, it claims to use only 3 scripts and uses an average .03ms script time ! Impressive !

Strobus offers excellent customer service and is a pleasure to speak to. 

Ariu, the Phenom creator, is also a big fan of Toor and has taken the unusual step of personally recommending the product.

As you would expect ... Toor is available on the HUD floor at the GSS MainStore .. the new teleporter system to each floor is at the main entrance. 

Here are a few sample quotes from Toor users :

5 stars 

Sort by: 

Age: Newest First Age: Oldest First Rating: High to Low Rating: Low to High Most Helpful First

Clearly, one of the most advanced HUDs on the current market

Posted January 22, 2012 by Kaosu Rezillo 5 stars

If you think you have seen obiters, movelock, traps, and kill prims, then you have not seen TOOR my friend. Only three scripts all running under .03 memory, this is the fastest reacting and easy to use hud I have ever own in all 6 years of my wonderful SL experience. I cannot tell you the possibilities for "fun" this amazing HUD has to offer! Ever since owning this, my experience with grifers is a thing of the past as they are blown into oblivion from this device. If you want the ultimate rape hud for your enemies or your lover, you'll buy this hud. Also, you may experience a bulge or wetness in your pants after you use it for the first time, I know I did. BUY IT! FUCK!

Incredible

Posted January 10, 2012 by Zax Zero 5 stars

this device is genius it has a beautifully crafted intelligent UI and preforms at phenomenal speeds!

everything you could ever want in a HUD

Sort by: 

Age: Newest First Age: Oldest First Rating: High to Low Rating: Low to High Most Helpful First

Another Amazing Product

Posted January 06, 2012 by MorningFoxx 5 stars

This is To Strobus an anyone else thinking of getting a different hug, This hud can only be explain in 1 word, Amazing!
lol, Before u deside to go buy a shity one, Get The Toor, its simply the shit, an you'll regret not getting it :)

Fast, simple, and effective

Posted January 06, 2012 by Pixel Mocha 5 stars

For less than $10 I've picked up this minimal and power packed HUD. Does everything you would expect out of a system, and more. I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for self defense in Second Life, and the others who are looking for power beyond that. Finally a product released that wasn't a waste of time, frustrating to figure out, or a waste of my money. Can't wait for a final release.

-Pixel

GSS™ will be testing this product and producing a report in the next week for this blog so stay tuned to find out what we think of it. 

We will also be interviewing Strobus soon for the blog, so stay tuned for these new sections :)

Ghost™ & Naila

Both Photos taken by Geena Carminucci

GSS™ and Blizzard Estates Partnership

GSS™ are proud to announce a new partnership ... old friends of ours, Bridgetta Smythe and LizardKing Bremer from Blizzard Estates, one of my favourite residential estates in SL.

Check out our Alliances page for more information

GSS™ MainStore Refurb Complete

The GSS™ MainStore interior refurbishment is now complete ... and we love it !

Check out the pics : GSS MainStore Pictures


Please be sure to visit inworld as well ... we look forward to seeing you there
.. here is the GSS SLURL

GSS™ and ZanzE Estates Partnership

GSS™ and ZanzE Estates celebrate signing a Lifetime Support Contract for Security Systems Maintenance and Support.

Left to Right : Naila Summerwind, Zzoie Zee and Ghost

Picture taken by Geena Carminucci

Updated GSS Security Packages - Feb 2012

Please see our Security Packages page which shows the updated range of affordable Personal and Business packages available.

Note the Additional Package option that enables you to Rent security equipment from us, and have full admin use of the equipment for one-off events or parties such as Bachelor parties or Special occasions etc to enable any unwanted visitors are kept away.

All Security Packages are tailored specifically to your needs.

Contact us with any queries or to make an appointment with us to discuss your requirements.

Let GSS secure you, your home and business and keep you free from unwanted attention.

First Client Feedback Received

Well today we received our first response to the new GSS Customer Satisfaction Survey .. and wow !
Have a read of the Referral we had from Zzoie Zee
http://ghostssecurityservices.blogspot.com/p/referals.html
Thanks Zzoie :)

GSS Goes Subscribe-O-Matic

GSS have now moved the GSS Group to Subscribe-O-Matic which will free up group space for residents in SL.


To subscribe, visit the GSS MainStore and click on one of the Subscribe-O-Matic terminals located on each floor.


When subscribed, you will continue to receive up to date information on protecting yourselves and your properties and businesses, as well as info on new product releases and spotlights on certain creators, companies and products themselves.


GSS will not spam with useless messages.


To unsubscribe at any time, simply click again on one of the vendors.


The inworld group will be closing down very shortly.

GSS Services Updated

Please see the updated information on the Services offered by GSS with regards to personal protection for yourself, your family, home, land and business


CLICK HERE TO VISIT GSS SERVICES PAGE

GSS Grindhouse

Due to re-organisation of the Grindhouse Club, the mall area has been taken down, leaving the GSS MainStore as the only GSS venue currently operating.
Unless an amazing opportunity arises, I don't see this situation changing anytime soon.