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GDPR for CCTV
As the 25th May deadline looms many companies in the security industry will have no idea of what is expected of them with GDPR. It's not just security companies like GuardHome that have to be prepared for GDPR when it comes to CCTV but also any busines that owns a CCTV camera.
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Today’s Job
Today, we travelled to South Kensington in order to help someone re-connect to their CCTV system.
The client had lost connection a long time ago and had no access to his cameras surrounding the property. Furthermore, the company who had done the previous work on the system had left the user and adm[...]
The Awful Truths of Unsecured CCTV Systems
Many of the smart devices we use at home are exposed to some serious privacy intrusions. Some come with their own default username and password and we are often advised to change them to something more secure.
Some, however, do not offer this option to change and these are the most exposed. This is[...]
Social Media – A Burglar’s Best Friend
With the rapid rise of social media, burglars have easy access to information regarding a homeowner's whereabouts.
Social media platforms can inform a burglar of what you have, where you live, and how long you will be away from the property.
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Read MoreStop the Burglar – Keeping your valuables out of sight
Burglars look like you and I - they dress like us, walk like us, and talk like us. They come in all shapes and sizes.
Many clients come to us do so because they have already been burgled. The amount of people who have been burgled after having work done in their house is too disproportionate to be [...]
Stop the Burglar – Access to Tools
- Using the correct tools; the average locksmith is able to bypass a five-lever mortice lock in under 3 minutes.
- For a more simple Yale lock, we are looking at more like 30 seconds.
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