Lately you may have media coverage of a new sort of security protection that’s becoming more and more widespread in Australia and around the world – real-time video monitoring. Video monitoring goes one step beyond a back-to-base monitored alarm by transmitting live video< of your premises whenever an intruder is detected. A segment on Channel [...]

Why CCTV? Well, first of all we’d better ask “what is CCTV?” Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) are used to monitor and record images of what takes place in specific locations in real time. The images collected are sent to a monitor and recorded on video tape or as digital information. The cameras can be [...]

People are comfortable sharing all kinds of personal details on Internet sites such as Twitter and  Facebook. And now people are flocking to location-based web services that let them use their mobile phones to alert friends to where they are. The thing is, that’s dangerous! Location-based services are all the rage on phones these days. [...]

Most people think of a security system as a black-or-white sort of thing – the house is either alarmed, or it’s not. Well that isn’t the case! Many modern security systems give the option of partial activation: the sensors can be enabled for some parts of the premises but not others. That means you can [...]

Did you know… If you have ADSL (the most common sort of home broadband Internet connection) and your security system attached to the same phone line you require a Central ADSL Filter to be installed at the Security Mode 3 Phone Socket. This will give you a dedicated ADSL point for you to plug your [...]

An article in Adelaide’s Advertiser newspaper caught my eye recently. It was entitled Police: Beware of crime rise as recession bites. The article contained some disturbing information: SA Police and criminologists are on alert for a possible rise in street and white-collar crime, triggered by the global economic meltdown. Commissioner Mal Hyde says economic uncertainty [...]

At Chief Security we offer the peace of mind of a monitored alarm system for your home for less than a dollar a day. But did you know that many insurance companies offer generous discounts on Home Insurance premiums to households that have back-to-base monitored alarms in recognition of their reduced risk? Give us a [...]