Security for your home is important all year round but especially at Christmas. Criminals know that lots of people have valuables in their homes in the run up to Christmas that they may be intending on giving as Christmas presents. For this reason, they often choose this time of year to target homes. People have even been broken in to on Christmas eve and present stolen, leaving very devastated children in the morning. There are a number of steps that you can take to try and ensure that you protect your home. Firstly never go out of the home without... Read More »

Access control systems are a very important security feature for many businesses and residential properties. There are several different access control systems on the market. They have been designed to make accessing a building as easy and convenient as possible for those who are authorised to do so whilst still adding a high level of security. A recent advance in access control was created to allow people to use an app on their smart device to gain access to a property or area within a property. The app contains a tag or QR code which they can hold up against... Read More »

With so many different processes and applications having to be completed online, many of us are getting swamped with remembering different logins. It can be very tempting to use one or two passwords for all of your accounts, but this is by far not very secure and is opening you up to fall victim to a cyber-attack. When choosing a password, lots of different sites have different stipulations as to what you must and must not include in your password. Often, they ask for at least one capital letter and one symbol. They also usually stipulate that you cannot change... Read More »

It is unfortunately the case that anything that is in the garden that has any value is potentially going to be stolen from either thieves that are targeting properties in the area or by opportunist thieves who just decide to steal property that they come across. People are increasingly looking at ways to keep their property safe whether it be in the garden, in a shed or outbuilding or even in a porch attached to the house. Some householders now refrain from putting hanging baskets and planters outside the front of their house for fear they will disappear which is... Read More »

One thing many pets owners do not think much about is the security of their pets. Pet crime is on the increase and recently there has been a massive increase in dog and puppy thefts from all over the country. Due to the pandemic, prices of puppies has soared. Many owners we not able to meet to breed their puppies and the demand has gone through the roof. These two factors have seen prices go higher than ever before for all breeds of dog. A puppy that may of cost around £300 before the pandemic is no costing around £1000... Read More »