Many families leave home for Christmas, which makes their house easy picking for burglars, even if only away for a few hours. Unfortunately, we don’t all have the ability to leave one child at home to construct a series of elaborate booby traps to defend our belongings. (Think “Home Alone!”) However, there are measures we can take to ensure our homes remain safe!
There are a wide variety of home security systems that will help protect your home from break ins or other shady business.
Intrusion Detection
An IDS (intrusion detection system) helps detect suspicious activity and generates an alarm when they are detected. Based off the alert, an ops center or incident reporter will look into the issue and react appropriately to the activity. An alert will also be sent to your phone so you are aware of any intrusions while you’re away.
Access Control
Access control is the selective restriction of entry to a place or resource – like an electronic gate or garage door that uses a code or a pass into a door. Be smart about passcodes; if the person trying to break in knows your family, birthdays aren’t a good idea to use.
Video Surveillance
Video surveillance allows a homeowner to observe their home and look out for anything suspicious. One of the more popular brands of home video surveillance you may be aware of is Ring. This type of security system is used for home protection, loss prevention, among other issues.
System Monitoring
System monitoring relies on hardware or software to monitor the safety of an alarm or other system. For example, being able to see what’s going on in your home from your smartphone in an app, or getting email/text notifications.
Once you choose which security system is right for you and your business, call All Florida Alarms to get set up for safety today.
We wish you and your families a safe, and Happy Holiday Season!
