There are five steps you can take to help keep your car safe during the darker nights.
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— Essex Police (@EssexPoliceUK) November 8, 2019
Help prevent your loved one becoming a victim of distraction burglary by ensuring they know these three tips…
For more information about keeping your home secure this winter, visit: https://t.co/bEPB0PBpbr #LetsTalkAboutCrime pic.twitter.com/UZRZOkhx06
— Essex Police (@EssexPoliceUK) November 9, 2019
Essex Police launching their new BE SURE AT THE DOOR campaign. This is particularly relevant for elderly people.
06 November 2019
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
Smart home guide launched by The Smart Technology Product Safety Group
Leading consumer safety charity, Electrical Safety First (ESF), has been working with law firm, DLA Piper – and a group of leading manufacturers and retailers – to create the first smart home guide for the absolute beginner.
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Wireless Outdoor Curtain Protection? So what’s that then? A top piece of security advice involves using your indoor curtains to protect your home whilst you are away. Making sure a neighbour comes in to open the drapes in the morning and close them at night.
So I was very excited when the lovely Albert Hall of RISCO Group let me know that they now have read more…
Comedians often use myths about burglary to create skits and sketches. Sadly, the boot was on the other foot for one London comic when she discovered some unpleasant hometruths. read more…
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Burglary isn’t funny. But here are some rib tickling observations about burglars from one of my favourite comedians.
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Many homeowners hate PIRs. Those little bits of white plastic that sit in the corner of the room flashing away aimlessly. And requiring the drilling of holes to fix them in place or reliance on double sided tape.
But it looks like there are now ways to improve your home security without adding cameras and sensors to your walls. Linksys Aware is a new motion sensing subscription service which uses data from a mesh router to monitor a home through WiFi.
They don’t explain how it works. But I am instantly a bit concerned.
Take a look at this and see if you can spot the 11 clues that show no one is at home!
It takes the average reader 120 seconds to spot the 11 clues, during which time it’s estimated an average of three burglaries will have occurred in the UK!!!
How did you do? Let us know in the comments! read more…
Sadly, not all intruders are physical. Remember the film, Snowden? He puts a plaster over the camera on his laptop to stop the authorities from spying on him! Virtual intruders are becoming just as much of a problem.
And using a cheap home security camera could allow anyone to hack in to all the cameras in your home. Kitchen, hall, lounge, stairs. Wherever you have a camera, someone could be watching you.
Or even speaking to you… or your children!
How creepy is that? read more…
Following on from our blog post about virtual trip wires that work with analytic cameras to identify different categories of security equipment on your property.
Sometimes CCTV installers are stuck for a way to get sufficient coverage from their cameras. It’s all about angles. The cameras need to be higher than your building. This means cameras can end up mounted on trees! Which is great until the tree needs to be cut down.
For businesses, here’s just the thing. A mobile rapid deployment tower system.
