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Yearly Archives: 2018

Lock Sensors & the Benefits of Home Automation

home automationThe whole idea of home automation is to make life more comfortable through one sole device. It’s all about having the best technology has to offer at your fingertips and thus control most things around the house via a centralized system. We’ve been talking about the connected homes for years and lately, more and more people invest in it. With the smartphones and similar gadgets highly developed today, it’s only a matter of consumers getting used to the idea of high tech homes to make home automation the norm and not the exception.

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How to Improve Mobile Home Security

Mobile Home SecurityLiving in a mobile home doesn’t imply you underestimate the importance of home security. Still, the door locks that come with typical mobile constructions cannot offer protection. In spite of the variety of mobile homes, they all share one common thing. They are not very sturdy. They don’t incorporate high security locks or durable frames. The result? They can be easy targets to thieves. Since you don’t want that but still live in a mobile home that is entitled to high security systems, take a look at what you can do to feel safer.

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Safe Installation – The Best Way to Keep Valuables Safe

Safe Installation Safes are designed for one reason only. To keep valuables safe. Okay, we all know that. And the truth is that they have come a long way since the first wooden chests, which played the role of safes back in the 18th century. Today, there are many types and sizes of safes made even to withstand low temperatures or fires. Is the great development of safes indicative of our wealth? Well, some people are rich and some people are not but we all have some valuables at home that we like to hide. And that’s rather evidence of our security concerns. So let us dive in our topic.

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What Is Identity Theft and How You Can Protect Yourself from It

identity theftIn order to protect yourself from identity theft, you need to know what it is and how it happens. This is modern crime masked with a big smile by the stranger approaching you in the street. Or it happens in broad day light in your front yard. You go out to get your mail and the mailbox lock is broken. Identity theft is fraud. It’s the way to commit crime whether online or not and blame the victim. Although this type of fraud is not new, the digital world makes it so much easier. So there is no doubt that most identity thefts occur on internet but they are as easy to happen in the street too. Don’t lose the piece of paper where you wrote the door lock password and have a friend pick your mail when you go out of town, especially if you receive sensitive info. So let’s see what identity theft is and how to avoid it.

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The Differences between Lock Picking and Lock Bumping

Lock-PickBy definition, high security locks must keep intruders out. If they can be picked by a thief, there is problem. And that’s why there is a dual front acting as the barricade against intrusions. One front is created by door lock manufacturers who test their products to ensure their resistance. The second front is left up to you and it has to do with your lock installation decisions. After all, there are locks and there are locks. Some are made for low-security applications. And so if you mean to secure main entry points, you need to be sure the new product will resist lock picking and lock bumping. But what is lock bumping and picking?

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