When you’re a homeowner one of your top priorities is ensuring the safety of your home. Your home is what protects you and your family. Nobody wants to deal with a home break-in but they are a sad reality in our everyday lives. Fortunately there are many ways you can safeguard your home from such … Read More
Home Security Systems
The Connected Home
When it comes to home security systems, you may have heard the phrase “interactive services.” You may have even heard the terms “home automation,” “connected home,” and “smart house.” What do they all mean, and how are they related to home security? They’re meanings are essentially the same, and in relation to security, they describe … Read More
Is It Time To Upgrade Your Cameras?
If you’ve had a surveillance system installed within the past decade it’s more than likely that it’s either an analog or IP (Internet Protocol) system. So what’s the difference? Analog typically refers to an older technology that doesn’t use Ethernet protocol. IP includes “IP-addressable items,” the cabling, and network equipment used to connect all components … Read More
How Security Can Actually Save You Money
As a homeowner, you have no doubt invested precious time and money with realtors, bankers, maybe lawyers, even architects and contractors. All in an effort to secure the home of your dreams. Now that you have it, the wallet and purse draining may seem never ending. As a first time home buyer or builder, you … Read More
Connected Homes For Smarter Security
As the technology driven world continues to evolve, our lives are becoming more and more connected. Virtual distances are shrinking. This has been happening since the inception of the internet. You no longer have to fly across the world to have a meeting, you simply login to a virtual meeting where you can talk “in-person” … Read More
Fly South For The Winter? Here’s How To Protect Your Home
If you are lucky enough to leave your home up here in the Northeast for extended periods of time during the winter and stay in warmer climes, there are some things that you should do to make sure you don’t return to a disaster. You should have a burglar alarm installed to protect your home … Read More
Make Sure To Read This Before You Renovate
Home renovation is an exciting and fulfilling prospect for many homeowners. Whether you’re adding on or adjusting an existing space, it’s imperative to make sure your home is protected during the process. While renovating your home is rewarding for you and your family, you don’t want it to be a “rewarding” process for would-be thieves … Read More
Think You Know About Security Systems? Think Again.
A home is so much more than a physical structure that you reside in. It’s where you have lazy Sunday breakfast with your spouse and kids. It’s where you enjoy a cup of hot coffee on your back porch. It’s where you read bedtime stories to your children and tuck them in at night. It’s … Read More
What Is 5G?
Last week on our blog, we wrote about how to protect your network’s connected devices, and the importance of good cybersecurity with the upcoming launch of 5G. This week we decided to take a step back and go into a bit more detail about 5G itself. So, what is 5G? 5G is the fifth generation … Read More
5G And The Connected Home – Preventing Attacks
For those who own alarm systems, whether they are video surveillance, access control, burglary, or fire protection, our systems watch over us and protect us around the clock. But in today’s day and age, just about everything is connected to the internet. In many cases, this includes our alarm system. And like any device that … Read More