How Burglars Defeat Security Cameras — and the Simple Ways OOSSXX Users Can Counter Each One
Most residential burglars don't know or care about defeating security cameras — they simply look for unmonitored properties and move on to them. But a smaller subset of more experienced residential property criminals have developed approaches for dealing with camera systems, and understanding those approaches helps you design a camera installation that's resilient against th...
The True Cost of a Residential Break-In: What the Insurance Check Doesn't Cover
Most discussions about home security frame the financial case in terms of the value of what might be stolen — the television, the laptop, the jewelry. The arithmetic seems simple: the stuff is worth X, a security camera system costs Y, and if Y is less than the risk-adjusted value of X, the investment makes sense. But that framing misses most of what a residential break-in a...
