Security cameras can be key to fighting shoplifters, detecting and identifying intruders, and more. However, there are other advantages that come with high-resolution surveillance — benefits that promote return on investment for your cameras and connected solutions.
Camera footage can work in the long-term to ID criminals, and some higher-end systems include advanced analytics to count people and vehicles, ID and follow individuals, check against databases, etc. For instance, a Walgreen’s camera recorded a bold ATM theft within the Methuen, Massachusetts, store in January 2018. Read more →
Avoid Letting Your Dream Vacation Home Become A Nightmare
/by American Alarm Blogging TeamBecause of our usual long distance from these sites, we can’t always physically check on them in person. So, naturally, it’s reasonable to fret about your vacation home’s condition. You don’t want to have a getaway ruined when you arrive at your dream house and discover it’s been ransacked or flooded.
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Business Security Cameras: Intruder Protection-Plus
/by American Alarm Blogging TeamSecurity cameras can be key to fighting shoplifters, detecting and identifying intruders, and more. However, there are other advantages that come with high-resolution surveillance — benefits that promote return on investment for your cameras and connected solutions.
Camera footage can work in the long-term to ID criminals, and some higher-end systems include advanced analytics to count people and vehicles, ID and follow individuals, check against databases, etc. For instance, a Walgreen’s camera recorded a bold ATM theft within the Methuen, Massachusetts, store in January 2018. Read more →
How Far Must You Go to Prevent Your Home From Being Burglarized?
/by American Alarm Blogging TeamAre 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 TeamRenovations 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 TeamAfter 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 TeamMany 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 TeamProper 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 TeamWith 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 TeamFor 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.
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Chimney Fires: Preventable Danger in New England
/by American Alarm Blogging TeamChimney 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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