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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 [...]
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It’s that time of year again – thoughts turn to relaxation, time with the family, maybe a little getaway. Here are some handy hints we’ve posted before on keeping yourself and your home safe if you’re heading away on holiday. The most important thing is to make sure your after-hours contact details are up-to-date with [...]
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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 [...]
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BankSA Crimestoppers is running a home security awareness campaign on radio and Channel 9 television in the lead up to Christmas, highlighting home security, particularly when away on holidays. That’s our kind of message! The campaign features commonsense tips such as Don’t leave expensive items where they can be seen through windows Keep trees and [...]
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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. [...]
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The Eastern Courier recently ran a security-oriented news piece that caught my eye. Entitled “Eastern thieves turn to disguises” it warns of burglars disguising themselves as tradesmen in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs. BURGLARS are disguising themselves as tradesmen as house breakins spike across inner-eastern suburbs. Thefts have doubled since the start of the year in Dulwich, [...]
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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 [...]
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The incidence of service station armed robbery has steadily increased over the past decade (…) about one in ten armed robberies in Australia were of service stations, and that these were more likely to be targeted at night by lone offenders using knives (…) This opportunistic targeting of service stations has been attributed to their [...]
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If, like many of our customers, you’re planning a holiday while the sun is still shining and before winter arrives, there are some small things you can do to give you maximum peace of mind while you’re away. The most important thing is to make sure your after-hours contact details are up-to-date with your monitoring [...]
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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 [...]
