Have you thought about putting Home Protection on your Christmas list for 2016? Christmas is often a joyous occasion when families and friends get together and gifts are exchanged. It’s also a time of year when we store the most newly bought goods in our homes; often high in value, new toys, perfume, jewellery, gadgets and gifts are plentiful.

With the dark nights continuing to set in throughout the winter season and people leaving their homes empty to attend evening parties, late night shopping and Christmas events, properties can often be left vulnerable for longer lengths of time than usual.

Home Protection – Being vigil is key!

All is not lost! By taking some simple steps in home protection, owners and tenants will have peace of mind that their belongings and their wellbeing is safe and secure.

• Don’t leave unwrapped gifts on display!  Especially under a Christmas tree or around window areas which are clearly visible to passers-by and intruders. Store gifts away from view and preferably in a locked cupboard which can only be accessed by a key holder.
   
• Put on your home protection head! Remember to lock all doors and windows, remove ladders from the exterior which could give an advantage of access into higher levels of the property. Inside, leave a timer light on in the evening to imitate that someone is in the property and draw curtains when and where possible. Don’t answer the door to unexpected guests – ask friends and family to telephone when they arrive.
   
• Get ultimate home protection! Install SGS Systems Ltd CCTV security equipment outside your home and internally throughout individual rooms, main corridors and hallways so that you may monitor any unexpected intruders and if necessary provide evidence.
  Commission a wired or wireless house burglar alarm through SGS Systems Ltd to act as a deterrent and alert your neighbourhood with regards to any uninvited intrusion activity.

Finally, we would like to wish you all a very safe and secure time this Christmas 2016. For further information about home protection and any of the security system issues or property security equipment highlighted in this article, please contact our confidential home protection security team on 01902 700 687.

You can also find out more about security and protecting your property, by accessing the UK Government Website at: https://www.gov.uk/contact-council-crime-prevention-community-safety​

Back in November 2016 security researcher Rob Graham, bought a cheap (wireless)  CCTV security camera from Amazon for just £45. Whilst some might have thought this was value for money and an economical method to successfully protect their home; what Rob discovered was from that!

The issue here was not just the CCTV security camera itself but also the other internet connected gadgets which Rob had running in his home. Most of us, these days have Wi-Fi in our property’s and at least one TV, possibly a Webcam, plus many other internet connected devices.

Earlier in November 2016 internet giants Facebook & Twitter, endured a substantial but temporary DDos (Distributed Denial of Service) attack, when the well-known Mirari botnet was launched with an attempt to scan and bring down services. The Mirari botnet works by scanning source code on internet connected devices and then entering through default passwords and factory settings to compromise networks and services.

On launching the in-expensive CCTV security camera, Rob found that in just 98 seconds the same Mirari botnet which had recently bought down Facebook & Twitter, had intercepted through his Webcam and into the manufacture default settings of the cheap CCTV security camera.

The problem was that the cheap camera had no protection against the Mirari botnet or other malware that could infiltrate. Cheap devices which are often manufactured in China, are built with hardwired default passwords further back in the source code and these settings are almost impossible for the owner to change.

CCTV Security Camera – Look for a higher level of security

The only way of avoiding this situation is to buy Western products which are built with a much higher level of security and are tested effectively according to cyber security guidelines. Here at SGS Systems we are SSAIB accredited which means that we only use industry regulated security products to protect homes and businesses in terms of CCTV Security, House Burglar Alarms and other types of security protection. If you are looking at purchasing a CCTV security camera for your property but would like to know more information as to how they operate, then please contact our confidential property security team to find out more.

Operating in the West Midlands and throughout the UK, SGS Systems provide Wolverhampton CCTV and West Midlands Burglar Alarm security services to home owners and commercial businesses.

Articles used to write this blog:

• http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/11/the-internet-of-things-is-still-hackable-as-hell/
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2016/10/26/ddos-and-3-recommendations-to-secure-the-internet-of-things-iot/#6a720cd02c16

So, when you moved into your beloved new West Midlands home, did you change the locks?

In a recent research report conducted by Oceon Finance, astonishingly 60% of people don’t change their locks when they move into a new property, with 70% of us giving a spare set of keys to a non-family member and 17% of us giving an extra set of keys to a neighbour.

We should never trust the fact that the owners before us or even estate agents and letting agents who have had access to our West Midlands property, haven’t collected up all the key sets and so worryingly this means that as a nation, we don’t actually know who may have keys to our house!

It doesn’t just stop with home owners, but also rentals as well. In rental properties tenants come and go regularly and keys are passed around quite freely between occupants, whilst again not knowing who has access before. As a tenant, you are within your right to change the locks but will need to check your contract to comply, if you need to give a set of keys to the landlord or agent. The report added that, “just one in three tenants surveyed, changed the locks when they started their rental agreement”.

So how can we be sure that our West Midlands Home Security is covered?

Well the immediate answer is to change the locks as soon as you move into the new property. As a home owner with West Midlands home security, ‘our home is our castle’ and so with a fresh lock and new keys, we can take responsibility for knowing exactly who has access to our property, giving peace of mind that our wellbeing and possessions are safe.

Secondly have an SGS Systems Alarm fitted. Whether it’s a wired or wireless burglar alarm and / or together with a CCTV monitoring system, we assist home owners and tenant occupants to thoroughly protect their West Midlands Home Security on a day to day basis. To find out more, please contact our West Midlands Home Security team on:  01902 700687 or email: info@sgssystems.com

Articles used to write this blog:

https://moneyfacts.co.uk/news/home-insurance/are-you-sloppy-with-your-home-security/

As wealthy home owners our desire for protecting our property continues to rise even though crime has broadly reduced over the past two decades across the western world. Gating our prize fortress, adding an intercom and CCTV surveillance are just some of the security options we prefer whilst increasing our protection with sophisticated alarm systems, entrusts that we will feel completely safe.

So as wealthy home owner's, what steps should you take to protect yourselves, your family and your property?

Keeping Wealthy Home Owners Safe!

1. Do not receive packages to your property. This will prevent strangers turning up un-announced. Instead have them delivered to your office or the post office under a PO Box number.

2. Only employ tradesman and groundsman from reputable companies who can sign a disclosure that all their staff are vetted to the highest standard.

3. Don’t disclose too much about your life through social media and other sources.

4. Use different routes to work – don’t travel the same way every day.

5. Have an intercom system installed at your home so that you don’t need to answer the door and only meet by appointment.

Securing your premises with Mansion security or Stately Home security by SGS Systems is the ultimate property security method to ensuring that your property is safe. We use smoke security alarm detection which is installed in main footfall areas of the home such as landings, corridors and hallways. The effective smoke security system will trigger dense thick fog within seconds of intruder detection and as our most efficient method of security has been tried and tested within commercial premises for several years.

Together with our wired and wireless house burglar alarm systems which will interact with specific areas of a property and our CCTV monitoring systems to offer internal and external surveillance throughout property grounds and garages, our company ensures that your property is protected at all levels and throughout all areas.

For further information on wealthy home security and to apply for a confidential review, please contact our property secuirty team at SGS Systems Ltd.

Articles used to write this blog:

• http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161114005760/en/Home-Security-Solutions-Market-Analysis-Trends–
• http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-3937560/Property-prices-rise-annual-7-7-September-making-average-home-16-000-expensive-year-ago.html
• http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-fortress-complex-how-the-west-became-obsessed-with-home-security-kim-kardashian-a7392991.html

Read the full itv news article here:

http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-09-15/wolverhampton-businesses-get-mobile-app-to-fight-crime/

We are currently looking for multiple security engineers, in installation and service to join our expanding team.

Please contact SGS Systems at: http://www.sgssystems.com/contact-us-property-security for further information.

Property security services can sometimes be an agonising niggle for home owners, and so for this Autumn if you are considering on upgrading the way in which you protect your home, then we have some ideas to help you make an improvement.

Yes! It is official we have definitely reached the Autumn season for 2016. Within just a few weeks the temperature has dropped and the dark evenings have set in and we are all thinking about hibernating for the winter as we await the clock time change from British summer time to winter. However, as we embark on the seasonal change, have you considered if your property security and is your home secure enough?

Dark evenings give intruders a great opportunity to take advantage of reduced visibility. For these thieves, it is easy for them to hide behind bushes and fences where visibility is concealed because of the lack of day light. Everything is not lost though and with just a few simple changes, home owners can protect themselves, their families and their properties to create a more secure environment.

Here are a few tips to adjust into the Autumn season and improve your property security services:

1. Lock your doors and windows early evening
2.  Ask visitors to telephone you as they arrive so that you don’t have to answer the door to strangers
3. Fit security lights above all doors so that your visibility is clearer
4. Fit your front door with an eye viewer so that people are magnified and clearer to see outside
5.  Fit your front door with a security chain which will only allow the door to open slightly at first
6. Cut back high hedges and plants which can obstruct your view across door ways
7. Store ladders away safely which could otherwise be used as an entry option to upstairs windows
8. Don’t post on social media if you are going away on holiday

Finally have a wired or wireless alarm fitted at your property by SGS Systems Ltd. We provide a FREE no obligation property security review so that customers can freely decide if it’s something that would benefit them. Together with our other property security services such as CCTV systems and Access Control, we can provide a complete property security package to suit your needs.

Based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands and central to all major motorway networks, we offer home security Wolverhampton across the UK. SGS Systems is SSAIB Accredited to industry standard and all of our security engineers are highly experienced so that we may offer you the very best in property security services.  Together with our annual checks and maintenance service, plus our 24 hours a day, 7 days a week’s support facility, we have our customer’s best interests at heart.

If you are considering upgrading your property security services this Autumn, then please contact our team on Telephone: 01902 700687 to book a home review or email us at: info@sgssystems.com.

Are you looking for executive security companies in the UK?

As a leading executive security company, we provide security services to high profile individuals who live and work across the UK. Our executive security service for high net worth clients, offers secure protection at their premises including business security and advanced home security systems for the most luxurious of homes, in order to provide the very best in home security protection.

Looking after footballers and sports people, celebrities, actors, music artists, television and radio celebrities, CEO’s and wealthy business owners, we work closely and confidentially with our high net worth clients to provide an executive security service which will protect their families and themselves, their possessions including jewellery, high value cars, digital technology and high value investments as well as their property.

If you own a single or several luxury homes throughout the UK, our executive security service has the capacity to protect them all. We secure all types and sizes of luxury homes, mansions, estates and stately homes, as well as the land around them.

Our executive security services

Our most proficient security service is our smoke system which is installed throughout main property areas such as landings and halls where rooms connect. Together with our wireless systems which protect individual rooms and CCTV systems to observe the external property grounds and our facility to link all of our high profile security alarm systems direct to police protection, we provide an executive security system which covers all aspects of your property in order to keep clients safe and deter intruders.

If you would like to find out more, please contact our company to apply for an executive security review. All reviews are carried out by one of our most senior engineers, at your premises and in complete confidentiality. We take into account all aspects of a property and the value of goods that are requiring protection, in order to provide high profile clients with the correct level of executive security.

As we live in an age where material things matter and as our standard of living continues to rise through our aspiration to own and enjoy greater luxury items, so too does our need for improved property security in order to protect our homes and prize possessions.

However, with all this commodity and technological gadgetry available the key aim in securing high profile clients is their privacy. Privacy is something which is seen to the elite as their greatest luxury and so this level of protection can only be bought as a premium.

In America, property security is essential.  The gated communities of Hollywood stars now live in an area known as ‘Hidden Hills’. You won’t find it on google street view. These “hidden” or “invisible communities” are often the most privileged of people who are seeking to protect their homes from unwanted intruders and attention.

Back in the UK, high profile individuals are also looking at alternative ways to stay secluded, out of the media frenzy and away from public view.

“There was a time when people really flaunted their wealth; now they don’t,” says David Forbes, head of private office at estate agent Savills who advises wealthy buyers. “People’s priorities over the years have shifted. Now right at the top of the list it’s security.”

Forbes goes onto say that unlike years gone by, in today’s age people don’t want to openly expose their wealth. They want to be “discreet” and not draw attention to their assets.

What does our future hold in property security?

Concealment is key! Architects are now looking at ways to design and create properties to be less visible in terms of their size and capacity, by experimenting with the way in which we live. Some homes are also being clad with mirrors to reflect surrounding landscapes in order to take away the attention of their size, whilst the current trend in London is to dig down underground. What might seem like quite a small standard property at street level, can actually have several floor layers below with a variety of entertainment & leisure room preferences – all of which are securely fitted out and have minimal entry options, which above ground level, unwanted intruders in the past could have taken advantage of in gaining access.

Are you are a home owner looking to secure or upgrade your property security? Operating across the UK, we offer a variety of home security options to suit your needs including our comprehensive Smoke Deterrent Technology, Wireless Burglar Alarms and CCTV Security. For further information and to discuss your requirements in complete confidence, please contact our SGS Systems property security team.

Blogs used to write this article:

• http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7a707048-648d-11e6-8310-ecf0bddad227.html?siteedition=uk