When it comes to security systems you may have heard the term “edge technology,” “edge analytics,” or “edge devices.” What exactly do these terms mean and why are they important? When talking about security systems “the edge” is typically used when referring to video surveillance components. Every security system integrator and industry professional will likely … Read More
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Why Layered Security Is The Key To Protecting Your Home
One of the most important techniques to protecting your home is creating layered security. It’s not very difficult for a burglar to get past one line of defense. The more difficult it is and the longer it takes a burglar to break into your home, the more likely they’ll run away. Neighbors are also more … Read More
Protecting Your Home When You Lose Power
We all know the weather is unpredictable no matter how many radars or meteorologists tell us otherwise. Mother Nature is impulsive and she strikes at will. A common and sometimes unpleasant result of severe weather is power outages. During a thunderstorm outages may last a couple of hours but extreme weather conditions have been known … Read More
Protecting Your Home During The Holidays
No matter what you celebrate, the holidays are a time for family, friends, love, laughter, and burglary? That’s right folks, not everyone gets into the spirit of giving during the holiday season. In fact, there are those who seek out opportunities to break into homes and steal instead. Often times people have more valuables and … Read More
The Best Way To Prevent Fires At Home
House fires. Nobody wants to think about them, but they are an unfortunate reality in our imperfect world. While a house fire can be unpredictable there are precautionary measures you can take to avoid them. Being prepared is half the battle, but knowing what to do in the event of a fire is equally important. … Read More
Guards vs Cameras – Which Is Better At Protecting Your Business?
When you picture a surveillance monitoring station what do you see? Is it half awake guards staring blankly at multiple monitors? If that’s the case you can scratch that image from your mind. The future of monitoring services is quickly shifting and adapting to our society’s need for streamlined and efficient processes. As surveillance systems … Read More
Protecting Your Network Helps Protect Your Home
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
5G Networks Are Coming – Are You Ready?
In the past, we’ve written about how to protect your network’s connected devices, and the importance of good cybersecurity with the ongoing rollout of 5G technology. 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 (hence, … Read More
Security Tips For Going Back To School
With summer coming to a close, its time for back to school season. With both children and parents maintaining different schedules, and whether your school system is doing in person or remote learning, now is a great time to make sure that your home is protected around the clock. Here are a few tips to … Read More
Basic Maintenance For Alarm Systems
So you bought an alarm system, what kind of maintenance and service should you do? Really, you won’t need to do too much. It should work flawlessly for quite some time. The first thing to go will be batteries. All systems will have to have their system battery replaced after 3 to 5 years. When … Read More