Whether you’re the owner or manager of a business operating out of one or more premises, or else you own your own home, ensuring that the building and its contents are entirely secure, whether you’re present or not, is an absolute must.
To help guard against both opportunistic thieves and pre-planned burglaries, and of course, to save you an exponential amount of time (and money), read on to discover an informative guide to property security.
Invest in Leading Auto Technology
For job roles with a company car attached, the fact that you don’t actually own the vehicle doesn’t reduce the hassle and issues associated with theft and break-ins, and if your car is your own, this is even more reason to provide an extra level of auto protection.
By far the best investment is to visit a website like trackingdoctor.co.uk for a simple, yet impressively effective, piece of technology that allows you to track the whereabouts of your car through your smartphone in real time.
What’s more, if you’re interested in having a heightened level of foolproof protection against car jackers, you could also invest in a piece of hardware that will only allow your car to be opened through an application on your phone.
Visibility is Key
A common mistake made by premises owners and homeowners alike when attempting to heighten the security of a property is to make the building less visible from the road as a way of hiding the building and its contents from view.
However, in actual fact, the opposite is recommended, as a hidden building is one that’s more likely to shield and hide burglars who are attempting to gain entry, so you need to increase visibility using one or more of the following methods:
- Have pathways covered in gravel or pebbles so the approach to the building is noisier.
- Plant prickly and thorny bushes and shrubs along the fence line at the front and back of the property.
- Erect low yet high-quality fences around the perimeter of the front.
- Use anti-climbing paint on the walls, fences, and the back gate.
- Install a CCTV system around the perimeter of the building.
Learn How to Spot Scams
Unfortunately, even though there has been a huge surge in the number of cyber criminals operating both here in the US and overseas that are all focused on hacking computers and stealing your hard-earned money, there are still many brazen thieves who could knock on your door and try to scam you.
Some may pose as an employee of a local care agency or a utility company and ask to gain access, others may ask to use your phone in an “emergency”, or one person may make conversation with you so their partner in crime can access the back of your home.
To give yourself the best chance of not falling prey to such a scam, always have the chain across the door when you open it, ask for ID, phone the company to check that the person is who they say they are, and always remember that genuine people won’t mind waiting while their identity is verified.
