2016

Securing Your New Place
When moving into a new home, you want to go around it and make sure it offers you plenty of security. There are things you can do on both the outside and the inside of your house that will help you to prevent yourself and your family from falling victim to criminal behavior. Follow the tips provided here to turn your new home into a safer one. Check the windows and doorways

Signs Indicating the Time Has Come to Change an Old Lock and Replace It with a High-Security One
A tried and true lock may work fine for decades. Barring severe corrosion or damage from excessive use, the mechanisms and components of a door lock should work fine. This does not mean, however, the lock maintains the appropriate defensive capabilities of a burglar. Homeowners do have to be ever on the alert for troubling indications it is time to change door locks. These indications may be very glaring or they may be subtle.

Best Places to Hide Your Spare Key When You Leave Home
Make sure that you prevent lock-outs with a back-up key tucked in a spot around your home that is undetectable to potential intruders, trespassers, and burglars. If you do find yourself trapped on the wrong side of your home's front door, make sure that you keep the phone number of a reliable and reputable locksmith on hand, either in your phone's contacts or written down inside your wallet.  When hunting around to hide your key, skip these not-so-smart spots:

Need to Change Your Apartment Locks? What Are Your Legal and Logistical Options?
If you've recently gone through a breakup or had to evict a roommate from your apartment, you may feel compelled to change your locks to prevent re-entry—or worse, revenge by someone upset at being ousted from stable housing. However, changing your locks on your own without permission from your landlord or superintendent can sometimes put you in violation of your lease agreement, and you may even find yourself facing an eviction action of your own if you take quick steps to change your locks.

What To Do In The Case Of A Disgruntled Former Employee
When you own and operate a small business, there are a myriad of managerial tasks that are entirely your responsibility. In addition to dealing with clients and inventories, you will also be directly in charge of any and all employees that work for your business. This is all well and good until you come to a situation in which you have to ask an employee to leave or they quit their job on negative terms and they become what is known as disgruntled.

3 Reasons To Consider A WiFi Lock For Your Business
One of the most useful and versatile locks that you can use in your place of business is a WiFi lock, mostly because this option can provide you with a wide range of benefits and features that other options simply cannot match. Listed below are three reasons to consider a WiFi lock for your business. Allow Access Remotely One of the most useful features of a WiFi lock is that it can allow you to provide access to your place of business when you cannot be there in person.

What Burglars Look for in Their Target Homes
If you don't have the mind of a burglar, you may have never thought about what makes a home especially attractive to a thief. Here are some of the signs that a burglar might look for to show that your home could be a lucrative and easy target.  Trash Cans Full of Goodies When a thief sizes up your home, they may start with something as simple as your trash can's contents.

2 Types Of Safes To Consider
Buying a safe to secure your belongings or important documents in is a great option, but there are so many different options out there that it can be more than a little difficult to pick the right one for you. In addition, each of the different safe options offers its own unique set of benefits, which can make your decision even harder. Listed below are two types of safes to consider in order to help you narrow down the selection a bit.

Getting A New Business PC-Based Access Control System? Things It Can Do For Your Business
If you are planning to install a PC-based access control system for your company, you should know that this system offers your business many benefits. Learning all of these benefits can help you understand your system better. Provides Security Of course you know an access control system offers security, but choosing a PC-based system other than a standalone system can offer you more. Besides giving each person a card to enter the premises or have to enter in a number, you can set up this system to require a fingerprint to enter your premises.

Are You Having The Drawers And Cabinets In Your Office Replaced? Factors That Will Help You Select The Right Locks
There are a number of reasons why you may be looking to have the drawers and/or cabinets in your office building replaced. Employees may have left and failed to turn in the keys, the locks may be old and in need of replacement, or the locks may be damaged. Regardless, when it is time to have the locks replaced, you will quickly learn that not all locks are created equally. Here are a few factors you should consider when selecting new locks for your drawers and cabinets.

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Improving The Safety Of Your Home

Few things are more intimidating than hearing about a recent string of burglaries in your area. Fortunately, you can update your home's security by replacing locks and safes in your home. I started evaluating my home security a few months ago, and I realized that there were several areas that needed to be completely overhauled. We started going through our place and updating doors and windows, and we eventually made it to our gun safe where we found a few other things that needed to change. This blog is all about improving the safety of your home and making changes your security.

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