Weather Protection For Cameras

Cameras are delicately tuned pieces of equipment. It just takes one small crack on a camera lens for the entire vision ability of the camera to be hindered. Its important to know how the weather can cause adverse affects such as this, and to take appropriate measures to avoid any unnecessary damage. A method for protecting your camera is to consider where you are placing it. Is it in a sheltered area? Is it in a place that the wind usually wails through violently? Can you see if there are... Read More »

Wireless Functionality On Cameras

Many CCTV systems operate on a wired system. With physical connections to a computer. This set-up maintains a durable, weather proof connection from camera to computer. Another option to consider, with different advantages, are wireless cameras. The advantages of wireless cameras can be worth the change. A wireless camera can be placed in areas that a wired camera cannot. Because of this a wireless camera could be placed in a unique hiding spot. The camera could even be placed some distance away from the actual area that requires surveillance, extending the surveyed perimeter considerably. This can be useful as it... Read More »

Anti-Burglar Walls

In a lot of homes the security investments tend to centre around the front entrance and the back of the home can be largely ignored. Burglars know this as well, which significantly works to increase the risks. Protecting yourself from this can be difficult but one of the first things you can focus on is making it more difficult to climb the back walls of your property. As this is the most straightforward way for them to gain entry, stopping them here at this point can be one of the... Read More »

Top 3 Home Security Deterrents

Sometimes a deterrent is all that’s needed to prevent a crime from taking place, and you don’t necessarily have to splash out on the latest equipment to develop some deterrents inside and outside your home. Burglaries do happen, but it’s a crime that can be prevented if you include one or all of the following: Signs – A sign like CCTV in operation, or ‘Beware of Dog’ can put a burglar off, but don’t go too over the top, or they’ll know you definitely have ‘something worth stealing’. Alarms –... Read More »

Facts on Card Data Encryption Systems

One of the most worrisome security issues that most people will have to contend with during their life is how safe their credit car data is. With the number of places holding onto their data slowly expanding, and with that data being available online, even if it is, as they claim, well defended, it is definitely a cause for concern. The storage of card data is made more secure in a number of ways. In all storage methods, encryption is key to the security, as without the de-encryption key, the... Read More »

Security at Home- The Affordable Options

Installing highly secure windows and steel doors is not always cheap, but there are other approaches to get a good level of protection. Domestic CCTV cameras are rather cheap to run, and so too are alarm systems, and these can let you leave your property with a clear mind, knowing your goods are protected to a certain extent. Having light switches on a timer cna also be really beneficial, and these cna ensure people think you’re in when you’re not, and the lights can be set to come on at... Read More »