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The Criminal Side to Home Invasion
No Failsafe Method for Keeping Criminal Away There is nothing you can do that will ever completely prevent a motivated criminal from attempting to enter your house. However, you can take steps to slow them down from entering or having your house so hardened that...
Home Surveillance System Worthwhile
What a System Should Do There are many benefits to a good home surveillance system. The system should deter criminals, protect you when you're home, alert you to events, and provide rock solid evidence should something happen. All the while, your security camera...
Consider Carefully the Proper Medical Alert System
Determine What you Need When it comes to choosing a medical alert system for a senior citizen, you will find a variety of medical alert types available as well as a number of monitored plans. It is important to match the type of device and plan to the senior citizen...
Water sensors important to home protection
There are a wide variety of devices to protect your home against invasion by burglars but there is also another means of protection for your home that should not be overlooked. That is protection from environmental damage such as events that may cause flooding. Without adequate sensors to alert a homeowner about threatening leaks, a home is susceptible to flooding and water damage that can ruin walls, flooring, furnishings and valuables.
Security Alarms Can Be Invaluable
Why security alarms? You name it -- homes, businesses, industrial or even military properties -- all can make good use of security alarms. A security alarm is designed to detect intrusion or unauthorized entry into a building or area. Security alarms are used for...
Why You Should Get an Alarm System for Your Home – Now!
Do you worry about the safety of your family and household possessions? Of course, you do. All of us have an instinctive need to protect the things we most cherish. When we were young, it is the little things like teddy bear, blankie or hand to hold. When we grow up,...
Top Considerations When Buying A Home Alarm System
According to the National and Fire Alarm Association, over 2 million American homes are burglarized every year. Most of them have no home alarm system, so it is safe to say that these alarm systems can do a great job of protecting your home and your family. Home alarm...
Preventing Identity Theft
Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the U.S., with nearly half a million people affected each year. Identity theft or fraud is the taking of a victim's identity to obtain credit or credit cards from banks and retailers, steal money from a victim's...
ESA Members Look to Video, IT, IP and Mobile Devices for Growth
ESA Members Look to Video, IT, IP and Mobile Devices for Growth Survey reveals ESA member expectations for 2011-2012 Irving, Texas, January 25, 2011 - Members of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) are expecting IP-based security, alternative alarm signal...