Many people may overlook at home security but in reality, burglaries happen a lot more than an average person would expect. Everything is always safe and sound until your home gets broken in and it looks just like one of those post-apocalyptic scenes in The Walking Dead once you get home. It is always a good idea to have some basic security setups and be a little more careful when posting information these days. Following are some pieces of advice to help minimising the risk of burglary:
Set up security system
In this century of technology, security tools such as CCTV camera or sensor alarm might not be strange anymore. They work like your own eyes and ears and even nose all around the house. Even when you are not at home, you can still keep every part of the house under control through apps on smartphone or laptop. For example, when a thief walks right into the range of a motion sensor tool, your phone will notice you by ringing continuously and the alarm at home may ring out loads or secretly send a notification to the nearest police station. Whereas, the CCTV camera system will record all actions of that thief as later evidence.
There are plenty of good CCTV cameras out there which are very affordable with free services. One of those is YI Home Camera 2. It is surprisingly affordable for its quality and services. There are many useful features such as Live Camera Feed, Baby Crying Detection, Gesture Recognition, Human Detection, Night Vision and Live Notifications. The camera would send you a notification as soon as it recognises any motion and you can view what happened instantly. There are also other brands such as Blink, Nest and Amazon etc
Mind your social life
Be careful with what you post on social media like Facebook or Instagram as thieves will exploit personal information from your posts to analyze your property and security system. For instance, in your post, you might mention a long day trip to visit relatives. The burglars will know exactly when there is no one in your house set your house as the potential target. Or they can guess the password of the entrance door or the safe by analyzing posted information like your birthday or favorite number.
Be aware of scam in form of donations
Christmas season (Or other festive seasons) is time for churches and other charity organizations to raise donations. There might be many people come to your home telling you that they work for those organizations and just want to ask for your kindness. Some of them are really doing their work while the rest are trying to examine your house’s security status.