When do the bad guys usually strike your home or office for a burglary? Usually it happens at night or while you are away from home. Sometimes the bad guys will hit during the day but more often than not is under the cover of darkness.
As a security consultant I have noticed a new trend emerging that is disturbing for me. It seems that social media is playing a large part in the security of our homes and business with people who have loose lips and want to tell the world their every move. How many times do you see people on Facebook posting that they will be away from home for 2 weeks while on vacation? This is really a stupid move and you are telling the bad guys that you will be gone and go break into my house. If you are going to do something silly like this you better have or be looking into video surveillance systems for your home or business.
I have been doing security for over 20 years now. I never thought it would come to this. I go through a checklist when I meet with a client for the first time. I have added a few things to my checklist when I meet with a new or existing client. I ask them about their social media profiles and how active they are with postings. It is extremely important that you do not give away clues about the security of your property online. Even if you are only going to be gone for 2 hours to a soccer game for your child, you should not post such things on Twitter and Facebook. Wireless surveillance cameras will give you a certain degree of safety and a warm fuzzy feeling while you are away from your home. Make sure your home alarm system will interact with a smartphone such as an iPhone or Android. That will allow you to view live security video of your home while you are away. For goodness sakes, stop telling everyone where you are going everyday. Your home will be much safer.
May 19th, 2011
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