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What Is a Vari-focal Camera?

A vari-focal camera is one that has been specifically designed to operate at various focal distances. These types of cameras differ from fixed lens cameras, which simply feature a lens that cannot be adjusted. We often recommend vari-focal cameras to our customers, particularly those who are uncertain of the distance and viewing angles that they wish to capture in surveillance footage.

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Have You Purchased a Home With an Alarm System?

So you’ve recently moved into a new home with an existing alarm system, but you don’t quite know what to do with it. Assuming that it works, our advice is to keep it and begin using it immediately. You may, however, want to consider the following tips.

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Building a New Home? Start Securing it Now!

In our current economy, copper wiring, aluminum fencing, expensive metal pipes and various tools net a nice profit for thieves. Countless construction sites have been stripped of these items, which have not only been costly in terms of money, but have also interrupted building schedules. These events prove, however, that it is never too early to begin thinking about securing your home, even if your future abode amounts to little more than wood and dust at this very moment.

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How to Sell Your Home without Compromising Security

Listing your home for sale is a major decision and one that you should be able to make without compromising your home’s security. There are ways to list your home for sale and open it to prospective buyers while maintaining a level of security that you feel comfortable with. Further, the best way to avoid being burglarized is to be aware of the tactics that some criminals use and to always stay a step ahead of them.

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Hiding Places for Your Valuables: Is it Secure, or Do You Need a Safe?

From a grandparent’s passed-down jewelry to a passport or birth certificate; stores of cash or an irreplaceable memento from childhood, there are many items that homeowner typically want to safeguard no matter how stringent the other components of their home security systems may be. Securing valuables is a high-priority task when working out the details [...]

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How to Choose an Alarm Monitoring Company

Perhaps you’re unsatisfied with your current alarm monitoring company or you are the proud owner of a brand new home security system and would like to add a monitoring option– regardless, we understand what is at stake here and we’d like to help.

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Will a Gun Protect Your Home?

Often, in discussions about home security systems, people proudly announce that they protect their home with a gun. Understanding that the issue of gun ownership is a controversial one, we don’t intend to debate the matter here. While legal and responsible gun ownership is a personal choice, we would like to take a few minutes to explore whether or not a gun is the best way to secure a home.

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SENIOR SECURITY: Safety Tips For Households With Aging Adults

Senior security becomes increasingly important as families realize that adults of a certain age often require specialized attention and care. Of course, a lot of aging adults are just as able-bodied and energetic as they were in their early adult years, but many are not. Regardless of a senior’s physical and mental abilities, personal and [...]

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How to Pack for Airport Security

Modern airport security makes a concerted effort to keep travelers and airport facilities and equipment as safe as possible, but it may sometimes seem that this service also plays the role of causing delays and aggravations for travelers rather than providing much in the way of assistance. To be sure, many people have had unpleasant [...]

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Emergency Preparedness

Tips on emergency preparedness abound on the web and are regularly delivered as public service announcements. However, how many of us can truly say that we have a sound emergency preparedness plan? The following emergency preparedness tips from blogger Laura M. Sands are suggestions about items and supplies that you can use to enhance your sense of personal security and survival during a crisis.

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