Control Your Alarm Alert Protective Services offers a wide variety of products for controlling your security system with your smartphone, tablet or computer. With remote arming and disarming, you can access your security system from anywhere in the world. Arm your home’s security system from the office after the kids have left for school. Or […]
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Check Your Bank Checks
Check your bank checks. Few of us give much thought to the information we make public every time we write a personal check. In this day and age of rampant identity theft, there are some things you should consider checking. Especially when it comes to your personal banking checks, such as: The next time you […]
Personal Security: Home Invasions
Home invasions are perhaps the most terrifying threat to one’s personal security and safety. Your home is the last place you would ever expect to experience intrusion. However, stats show that between 10 to 15 percent of all home break-ins occur when there’s one person at home. The good news is that those percentages are […]
Home Alone Safety Tips, Leaving Children Home Alone
Home alone safety tips can benefit you. Whether you’re a parent or grandparent, odds are that there are children home alone somewhere in your family circle. The demands of today’s two-income, two-career family structure has significantly increased. The number of children who are old enough to accept the responsibility are at home for some time. […]
Home Safety is Everyone’s Concern
One way to live a long, healthy life and to help your loved ones do the same is to prevent accidents and injuries in the home. Some of the most common and dangerous accidents that can happen involve the “Big 4” of home safety. Here are ways to protect yourself and your family. 1. Fire […]
Promoting Internet Safety to Your Kids
Promoting internet safety is important. One technique for helping young children and teens to understand the ground rules of being online is to create an “Internet User Contract.” Here are some of the topics that child safety experts suggest you include regarding Internet usage: Never give out personal information such as an address, phone number, […]
Burglaries on the Rise
Burglaries are on the rise. The activities of burglars and lifetime criminals seem to increase exponentially whenever economic times get hard. That can mean that your house, your neighbors’ houses, and your community all are potential targets for opportunistic criminals. Here are some recommendations to follow to help you keep your family and possessions safe: […]
Credit Card Safety
Credit card safety its important. No matter what you are using your credit card for, there is always a thief waiting for you. Once that happens, someone else will shop-till-they-drop-a-bundle on your account. Even though there is a limit to your legal liability. The annoyance and inconvenience of sorting it all out can be like […]
Increase the Security of Your Home
Home security systems are an excellent means of protecting your home, possessions, and family. Monitoring systems would drive thieves away from your home, alert the police, and catch trespassers. In addition to your alarm system, let’s look at five extra steps you can take to improve the effectiveness of your home security system. Ways to […]
Protecting your Keys to Your Castle
Protecting your Keys The first thing to consider is: Do you know where all of the keys to your home are located? That includes your primary keys that you and your family use; secondary keys that you may have given to friends, neighbors, relatives, housekeepers, pet sitters and/or utility personnel. You should know where all […]
