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SIX WAYS TO PREVENT YOUR HOME FROM BECOMING A TARGET FOR THIEVES (GUEST POST)

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By Bill Walter 
 
Some things in life can’t be controlled. If a tornado is coming towards your home you have to pray that it turns in the other direction and heads off down another street. When it rains so hard your roof feels like it’s about to collapse you have to hope the slates will keep as much water out as possible. All these things can’t be controlled and if Mother Nature wants to destroy your home you have to just sit there and hope there’s still something left by the time she stops. Then you have nasty thieves who want to destroy your home, but they want to do it in another way.
They want to smash your window, climb in and steal as much things as possible. It’s probably dirty drug addicts who want their next fix. They’ll come into your home and steal your TV, then hopefully they can sell it for a few bucks to buy some heroin. Those dirty people are only looking for one thing: an easy target. You don’t see many drug addicts climbing fences, cutting your electricity, and using sophisticated tools to open your door without leaving evidence. They just want an easy target and here’s how to make your home unattractive to them.
Make it painful
If you have shrubbery outside your home you should make sure it’s the jaggy kind. That way when they see it they will know they are going to be ripped to shreds if they decide to sneak through it. If it’s on the other side of your fence and they decide to jump over they are in for a nasty surprise. You won’t see many people break into someone’s home when they have blood pouring down their arms.
Get a higher fence
Small fences are not going to scare many people away. They will deter a small number of would-be thieves, but you need something a little higher if everyone is going to turn around and walk away. You don’t have to rip out the old one and build something much bigger, but just take it into consideration if you ever decide to replace it.
Let there be light
You want your home to light up like a Christmas tree whenever anyone approaches it. If it’s a friend they are going to appreciate the fact they don’t have to walk around in the dark, and if it’s a burglar they are going to turn around and start sprinting for their car. Unless someone is a really good ninja they are not going to get past motion detection lights.
Beware of the dog
This is obviously an old one and you do see lots of people with these already, but that’s because they work. Have a big sign on your garden fence that tells them you have a huge dog, even if you have a little one or none at all. Would you take the chance when you could just as easily look for another home to break into?
Let there be more light
This time you need to think about what’s happening inside your home. When someone is walking down the road and they spot all your lights off they will realize there’s no-one home. Now they just need to get in and out as fast as possible and they have themselves a new television. If they see lights on they won’t come and steal the TV while you’re watching it, so keep the lights turned on when it’s dark.
Have an alarm system
Everyone would benefit from an alarm system. It gives you some peace of mind when you go to sleep. It’s even better if you tell people you have an alarm, just so they don’t have the same peace of mind when they decide to break in. If they see a sign telling them the house is wired they won’t come near it.
 
Bill Walter has recently started writing home improvement topics and regards home security as the top most priority. Refer the mentioned link to get knowledge on best home security system.
General Safety Issues

HOW TO KEEP YOUR OFFICE SECURE (GUEST POST)

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HOW TO KEEP YOUR OFFICE SECURE

Whether you’re a boss or an employee, office security and safety is of paramount importance. You must protect your employees, information, and equipment, but what is the best way to do this? Here are some pointers.

CAMERAS 

You can hire a security firm to install cameras, or you can install them yourself. There are different kinds, too. Some of them take a picture every 5 seconds, some of them are motion sensitive, and still others take continuous pictures. The very presence of cameras can be a deterrent to theft and abuse. Some classroom teachers even purchase their own security camera for their classrooms so they have defense in case of accusations. The videos can be recorded over, or you can change out the disc or tape as needed to keep a record of all activity.

SECURITY CODES

Have a security company install security coded locks on your office doors – especially the exterior ones. You can either have one code for the entire office, or an individual code for each employee – an ID number. This way you can have a record of who has entered the office, as well as the time and the day they came in. This gives your employees security when they’re working late, and also gives you a record of traffic in and out of the office.

PARKING LOT LIGHTING

If you have a number of employees who must enter or leave your building in the dark, make sure there is security lighting in the parking lot and surrounding area. Keep any storage or trash containers away from the building so there’s no cover for a prowler, and have those employees park close to the building. Even if you have a security fence around the parking lot, people can still climb the fence, so do everything you can to keep the parking lot safe.

NIGHT WATCHMAN

Some companies use a  Security Training Website to source experienced officers to patrol the grounds. Having security professionals is an especially good idea if you are located in an area that has a high break-in problem. It will also provide an armed escort to employees leaving or arriving in the dark.

ALARM SYSTEM 

Have an alarm system installed. Yes, you know that employees are going to set it off now and then, but the old adage “better safe than sorry” is true. This is especially important if you have a lot of valuable equipment in your office, which could walk off if there is no alarm system to alert the police.

IT SECURITY

Most companies are computerized and networked. This can present extreme danger to private information if your system gets hacked. Be sure you have backup for everything, and some form of IT security.

And, this won’t make you popular with your employees, but you should have some kind of safeguard to keep employees from playing computer games at work. Some sites can be blocked at the server, so find out if World of Warcraft, Facebook, Pinetrest, and any pornographic sites can be blocked. This not only protects employees, it protects your company from being involved in scandal.

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Josh enjoys writing and looking for  ways to save, and currently works
for a company involved in UK security jobs and training.