Security

Preventing Porch Pirates and Package Thieves

Preventing Porch Pirates and Package Thieves

It’s that time of year again for package thefts! Opportunistic thieves couldn’t be more excited as they eagerly wait to see what Mail Santa will bring them this holiday season. Unlike the rest of us, they look for their presents not under the Christmas tree, but on your porch! Most package thieves prefer to avoid trouble with the law. Instead, package thieves usually skip a home if you have security measures in place. Learn what simple steps (nearly) everyone can take immediately to begin preventing porch pirates and package thieves.

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Halloween Home Safety Tips

Halloween Home Safety Tips

Halloween is rolling around once again, and that means a lot of things! It means candy apples, it means trick or treaters, and it means amazing costumes. Not long after that, you’ll be lighting bonfires and setting off explosions in the sky… it’s all a lot of good fun! But with all that in mind, Halloween also brings with it a few potential safety hazards. In this post, we’re going to consider what those are and look at some of the best Halloween home safety tips that everyone should consider to keep themselves and their families safe from anything really scary.

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Garage Doors Home Security in Omaha

Garage Doors Home Security in Omaha

If the primary access, unlocked doors, and windows, seem to be secure, they’ll look for secondary access. A prime target is the garage doors that are attached to the house. Usually behind the garage is a door that many homeowners don’t think about securing as well. Also, the entry from the garage into the house is also not necessarily reinforced with secure locks. Think like a burglar and check how easy it may be to enter your home from the garage access.

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Have a Safe Holiday Season

Have a Safe Holiday Season

The Holiday Season is time of opportunity to burglarize your home for cash, credit cards, and all the new gifts of small electronics, computers, jewelry, and easily sold valuables. The FBI reports “nearly 400,000 burglaries occur during November and December alone.”1.6 million reported residential burglaries. About 300,000 of those were home invasions, which means one or more household members were present at the time of a break-in, and became victims in violent crimes.

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Top Garage Door Security Tips

Top Garage Door Security Tips

Is your garage door as secure as you think it is? Likely not. Garage doors are frequently targeted by burglars and thieves. They are not only a weakness, but provide criminals a shelter once inside. Garage door security is extremely important, especially if your garage is attached to your residence and you have an inside entrance door.

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The Future of Home Security & The Internet

The Future of Home Security & The Internet

Technology is quickly changing the way we interact with the world around us. The future of home security and Internet Of Things (IoT)  also referred to as “connected devices” and “smart devices” is a network of devices such as sensors, wireless security cameras, locks, etc. which are embedded with electronic software that enables them to collect data and take certain preprogrammed actions.

Various studies estimate that the total sum of IoT devices will reach 25-30 billion by the year 2020!

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Who Else Has a Key to your House?

Who Else Has a Key to your House?

Moving In?

When you move into a house or apartment, you can never be sure who else might have a key to your house. Even if the former tenants are trustworthy, they probably lent a spare key to a family member or a neighbor. These spare keys could be hanging on a hook in the neighbor’s kitchen, conveniently labeled with your address. Former house sitters, cleaning services, babysitters, or others may have keys to your home. Even if your home is brand new, the contractors and real estate agents all had access to the key. When renting an apartment or condo, speak with a landlord to ensure the locks were changed between tenants.

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