How Far Must You Go to Prevent Your Home From Being Burglarized?

/by American Alarm Blogging Team

Are you relying on a security system to foil any potential home burglars? Perhaps you have a mix of protections, including cameras that monitor the premises, maybe a watchdog.

These measures may not be enough, however. A full security system — the sort that gives complete piece of mind — will include cutting-edge electronic surveillance and monitoring services.

Gaps in security have resulted in successful home invasions and burglaries in the New England area. Any unsecured home can be vulnerable — all it takes is an unattended house with an unlocked door or an open window. Read more →

Tips for Springtime Renovations

/by American Alarm Blogging Team

Renovations Coming this Spring? Don’t Take Chances

With the snow melted and weather warming, you might be thinking of renovations to your house and property. Consider a security system as part of the effort.

Why? In a project of any size there will be workmen moving in and out of your building/worksite; valuable building materials (such as copper and marble) will be left in plain sight; and so on. However, there are steps you can take to protect your worksite and belongings, and there are electronic systems designed to help you do just that. Read more →

Four Tips for Spring Security

/by American Alarm Blogging Team

Days are getting longer, temperatures are rising, and the ice and snow are melting. Spring has arrived here in New England, and with it, an opportunity to reevaluate your home security.

After huddling indoors for the past three months, spring offers the chance to finally go outside and enjoy the mild weather, but it also provides an opportunity for thieves. Read more →

5 Great Tech Reasons For A Business Security Update

/by American Alarm Blogging Team

You probably don’t spend much time thinking about your building’s security infrastructure, but it may be time you did.

Many property/business owners buy and install security solutions and then forget all about them. As with all high tech products and services, a security solution cannot run permanently on autopilot. It needs a bit of care and tending. Read more →

Commercial Security Done Right Demands Insight

/by American Alarm Blogging Team

Proper commercial security is a necessity for every type of business, whether you’re in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area offering cutting edge therapies or run retail shops on Newbury Street.

However, the specific demands of New England’s big verticals (which include health care, government, and education, to name a few) are all different. Security and protection (which includes environmental and other safeguards) can also vary by region. Read more →

Five Things Businesses Can Learn From Championship Football Teams

/by American Alarm Blogging Team

With Sunday’s “Big Game” now history, we can draw some lessons to help us in everyday business. Perhaps the most important thing we can derive from the game is the importance of fielding great defense/security to protect our assets (or goal line, as the case may be).

Here are a few things that great football teams and great security teams have in common:

 

 

 

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Don’t Take Business Security for Granted

/by American Alarm Blogging Team

For small to medium business owners/operators who may think investing in security is unnecessary, the reality is burglars are four times more likely to strike a business than a home, according to Forbes.

All it takes is one burglary, cyber-attack or act of vandalism to seriously disrupt your operations. Worse, such an attack can shutter your business permanently. Read more →

Chimney Fires: Preventable Danger in New England

/by American Alarm Blogging Team

Chimney fires are dangerous and potentially devastating, particularly in the winter season here in New England. Chimney blazes destroyed 100 homes in the U.S. in 2016, according to Channel 22 News in Chicopee. A recent spate of chimney fires in western Massachusetts prompted another warning article.

The latter story notes how one fire broke out after the home’s chimney tiles cracked — and the chimney block cracked with them, which allowed the fire to enter the home. On New Year’s Day, firefighters from Newbury, Massachusetts, successfully responded to a blaze, which they contained in the affected home’s porch.

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Predictions for 2019: Why Cybersecurity Protects Physical Security

/by American Alarm Blogging Team

Given recent trends in information technology and crime, we have two major predictions about security in 2019:

  1. The biggest single threat to your business will come via cybersecurity vulnerability.
  2. The Internet of Things (IoT) will come to dominate your house and small business systems (assuming IoT hasn’t already taken over).

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