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Retail Security Tips – What You Need to Know We’re officially on the brink of the holiday season. Halloween decorations are on clearance, brisk weather is finally setting in (for the most part), and seasonal tunes are making sporadic appearances on the radio. There’s no fighting it; the holiday season is upon us, and the craziness will only continue to build. Soon shoppers will flood malls in search of the perfect gift for each holiday-centered event on their crazed December calendar. Increases in consumer spending...

6 Holiday Safety Tips for Your Home Home is a place of comfort during the holidays, with the smells of cookies and spices, and the glowing lights of the tree and ornaments. Don’t let thieves steal your holiday cheer. Protect your home by following these six important tips. 1. Don’t post holiday vacation details online. You may want everyone to know about your upcoming Hawaii or New York, but don’t do it online. This is the surest way to alert potential thieves that your home...

Keyless Door Entry: A New Solution to Lost Keys Hate keys? A lot of people do. They’re inconvenient when you go for a run, prone to getting lost in the abyss of purses and laptop bags, and often find themselves added to the pile of unidentified keys in the kitchen drawer. But maybe we don’t need them anyways. In today’s tech-heavy world are keys becoming obsolete? August, a firm based out of San Francisco, thinks so. They recently launched the August Smart Lock—a combination of...

5 Places to Hide Your Spare Key Don’t find yourself in the lost key mess, wishing you had stashed a key somewhere. Try one of these effective hiding places today, and no, we’re not suggesting the standard doormat or fake rock. Let’s be a bit more suspect. Lockbox. These boxes require a code to open and gain access to the key. Many real estate agents use them for home tours but they are also a great place to hide a spare key. But unlike real...

Why Home Security Systems are Important Summer Miller, a woman from Tulsa, Oklahoma recently had her purse stolen while out to dinner with a friend. She left her purse in the car and was shocked upon returning to see the car broken into and the purse missing. Keys, I.D.’s and credit cards—they took everything. And then the burglar had the audacity to show up at her home. That is, after they did a bit of shopping at Carter’s, Macy’s, Taco Bueno, Taco Bell and Home Depot—clearly...

A spare key brings the greatest relief in moments of panic when you realize the house key was left on your desk at work, but the method in which you create a duplicate key can place you in danger. Like everything else, duplicating keys—also known as key cloning—is going wireless, resulting in a potential compromise to the traditional system put in place. The term coined for this new method is cyber locksmithing and it’s becoming a popular alternative to working with traditional locksmiths that tend...

Licensed Locksmith Sues Google The Internet has become a primary place of research, particularly when on the hunt for business services—from locksmiths to electricians. But a recent lawsuit puts the breaks on moving forward too quickly with the first business that pops up in your results. Can you trust online advertising to promote reliable service? A Virginia locksmith recently filed suit against Google, Yellowbook and Ziploca, alleging they allow non-licensed locksmiths to appear in search results, which in turn negatively impacts his business by increasing advertising...

Protect Your Home on Halloween A little bit of horror and fear during Halloween is always in good fun—or is it? While kids dress up as ghosts and witches, or Anna and Elsa, there are thieves and robbers ready, lurking the neighborhood. And they aren’t looking for good fun. Now we don’t want to scare you, just merely prepare you. We are not talking about neighborhood pranks like toilet papering and vandalism (while these definitely increase on Halloween, too), but crime like theft and home invasion...

Electronic Locks: Should You Make the Switch? Will house keys become obsolete in the coming years as electronic locks continue to invade the security scene? Probably not, but the ease, customization and high-tech nature of electronic locks does make them an attractive alternative. In terms of security though, everyone wants to know: Are they safe? For the most part, yes. That is, when they are used in an appropriate manner. If you are considering switching to electronic locks at your home or business, don’t forget...

Tips to Stop Shoplifters There are so many forms of new technology when it comes to security, and it’s no surprise that it’s getting easier and easier to keep your business protected. Unfortunately, it feels like as technology grows more advanced, so do the minds of thieves. There are a few things you can do keep your business from being targeted for shoplifting. Keep your merchandise visible. And by that, we mean keep your merchandise both in your view and in the view of your...