As difficult as it can be to prevent a random burglar from entering your property and stealing your valuables, it can be even more difficult to keep someone you know outside of your home, especially if they have a key! CCTV footage will always come in handy, but if you know someone who has a key to your home and you do not fully trust them, you have to ask for the key back, or better yet, change the locks. You will, of course, need a professional locksmith to do this for you, but for the relatively small price you pay for the new lock and labour, it’s a job worth doing. (more…)

You may think if you have a garage your vehicle is 100% safe, and this may be true for many people, but in some cases leaving your car in a garage can work against you. Let’s say you have a detached garage and it’s a bit further down the road or set away from your lovely house, then you won’t be able to watch it all of the time or listen out for any suspicious noises, so burglars will know this. They’ll then be more likely to track down a garage that is some distance away from the actual house. That said, the car itself isn’t something many burglars want. They want easy cash, not a car that’s easily trackable by police, so in that sense, you should always feel as though your car is pretty safe. You can improve safety further by adding CCTV cameras and alarms to your garage, but then again, this does let people know you have something worth protecting, which isn’t always a good thing!

Startups and SME (Small Medium Enterprises) may find securing their premises extremely expensive, however, there are some ways to cut costs and protect your business at the same time. CCTV cameras are incredibly useful to shops, restaurants and virtually any commercial environment where customers are entering and exiting, but they’re also very cheap too. These prices have come down considerably, and you can buy very basic systems with just a few cameras. Of course, you will need to manage them yourself or have a trusted member of staff do it for you, but it’s a very cheap yet effective method, especially to counteract thievery and burglary. Following this, you can add alarms and signs to the workplace such as ‘you’re on camera’ to make people think before they act, and it’s these very shrewd methods that are often the most effective, so investing in a solid metal bulletproof door can certainly wait!

One way to protect your family is to have a security evaluation done on your property. These can be done for both residences and business properties. Of course, your business and your residence have very different needs. Security Company Bristol will understand this and evaluate business and residential properties differently. A building without security is very much vulnerable to potential threats as criminals always like to attack less protected areas so that their chances of getting away are high. It can’t be denied that you have to set aside a significant portion of the income and profits for ensuring security. (more…)

For a burglar to break into a home through a security double glazing window, they will have to break the glass. This is the last thing that they are going to want to do when trying to quietly break into a home. If they do break the glass, it will alert those in the home, or anyone in the nearby neighbourhood, bringing a lot of attention to the area of the crime.

Another deterrent that secure double glazing windows bring is the increased chance of injury. Not only this but breaking secure windows will scatter broken glass at the scene, which can capture small pieces of hair and blood. This is extremely useful for a forensic investigation in positively identifying the intruder.

Security double glazing is also generally more durable, and while it is still a glass window, it’s much stronger than a single glazing window. The force of a blunt object on the first pane of glass is unlikely to break the second, causing the burglar to have to hit it multiple times to break it.

Security has become essential to most homeowners. You will note that most homeowners usually invest more money on security systems in their homes. Others usually buy high-security locks for their homes. In addition, most homeowners have realized the benefit of installing fire alarms in their homes. You will note that fire can actually destroy your valuable items and so forth. In this case, you should consider installing a fire alarm in your home. However, fire alarm installation usually requires some expertise. It is important that you consider going for fire alarm installation courses. The following are the reasons why you should consider going for these courses:

1. Enhances professionalism

You will note that fire alarm installation is not an easy task. You require some skills and competencies to show that you can install a fire alarm properly. In addition, you need to be knowledgeable on how to install these fire alarms. This is the reasons why this course is important. It will go a long way in making you a professional in this field. (more…)

It might seem like an obvious choice to use wireless cameras. The convenience of wireless technology can be extremely useful when installing a security system. However it can often be the case that the wireless nature of the cameras becomes a huge disadvantage, especially when compared to wired cameras.

Unfortunately, wireless cameras seldom meet their published wireless distances. This can mean having to place wireless cameras in undesirable spots. On top of this wireless cameras also require power connections making placement more difficult.

Another disadvantage is that wireless cameras tend to use up a lot of internet bandwidth. Sometimes a wireless security system can use all of the bandwidth available, even on 100Mbs internet speeds, rendering other internet dependent machines useless. Combined with the issue that certain wireless cameras require a certain connection frequency, a new router or high speed internet connection might be needed for certain systems.

More Is Better

Wireless security cameras are now relatively affordable for the average user, so there’s no reason why a security system should have more than one. Multiple inexpensive cameras will provide greater visual coverage than a single expensive camera. Also remember that a multiple camera setup will work best with the cameras zoomed in, as opposed to a zoomed out image which can tend to pixelate easily upon viewing.

Position Well

Much like taking a photo, positioning a camera at an angle that captures an area accurately will produce a better images. Try not to point the camera at the ground and consider what might obstruct the viewing angle. It’s also important to angle the cameras away from areas that emit a lot of light, as it will cause the images to get washed out. Finally make sure cameras are located in an area that has access to a reliable WiFi signal.

The garden is one of the first points of entry that criminals usually scout out in order to break into a home. As a result, bolstering the defenses of the garden provides a higher level of protection, not just for the garden area but for the entire premises.

Defensive Fence Configurations

Fences are a common sight in many gardens, and while a standard fence does provide a small level of defense, for them to be truly effective they need to be positioned in a certain way. An effective fence arrangement involves using a privacy screen then continuing down the garden with a panel and trellis combination. There are a variety of recommended security fence formations that can be found online, as well as from police information sources, which provide recommended ‘Secured by Design’ fence set-ups.

Another way to bolster the fences of a garden is to place thorny plants in the immediate area. These naturally defend the area from human and animal intruders.

There are various applications that can be used on a personal computer, turning it into a surveillance system with ease. Each application has different features and are often used in different ways. Some are designed for more advanced users while others are more user friendly, so it’s important to decide which piece of software will work for the user in mind.

Camera Viewer Pro

Camera Viewer Pro is popular choice, when considering how easy it is to use and it’s system resource usage this comes as no surprise. It comes with several features that can be configured to suit the hardware available.

Genius Vision NVR Community Edition

This is an enterprise grade IP camera recording application. A free version is available called the Community Edition, this comes with all of the available features but is limited to 16-channels with 4-channel intelligent video. This is often all that’s needed for the average user so this version may be perfectly sufficient.