The sun has gone down and the moon shines dimly through clouds in the dark, night sky. Except for the occasional sound of clicking crickets, all has become quiet in the neighborhood. You and your family are sleeping soundly when, suddenly, a loud bang is heard and you quickly realize someone is trying to break into your home.

Unlike similar situations in the movies, you do not have a baseball bat hidden under your bed and are not equipped with a loaded gun with which to frighten the trespasser away. So what now? Perhaps you can call 911. But what if the burglar has cut your telephone lines?

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Protecting your home is very important. It can be very alarming to see news and reports on burglaries. It won’t hurt your pocket if you invest in quality home security. There are many providers on the market and one of the most reputed is the ADT home security. If you want to have peace of mind, you should consider contacting the right company.

Protecting your family and home 24/7 is possible. ADT home security uses of the latest equipment and it offers a money-back service guarantee, theft protection, and mover’s security.

At present, you have several options – basic burglary and expanded. There are four packages under the basic burglary: Safewatch QuickConnect, The Safewatch Pro RF, the Essential Plus and Critical Conditions. The monitored services for the first three packages include burglary monitoring only but the fourth package has additional services – the fire safety monitoring and critical condition.

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There’s a relatively new home security system which offers a personal greeting to the intruding burglar. “Attention, this is alarm central station,” a live voice booms over a phone speaker. “Please identify yourself immediately. Police have been dispatched!”

This live-voice home security technology has been developed because burglars are learning to ignore regular mechanical alarms.

This wireless, portable security system lets operators at a security monitoring centre speak directly to the homeowner, or burglar, through an automatically triggered intercom system.

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Dig a moat around your house and a burglar will beat a path to your neighbor’s door, or so goes the notion. But the problem is that no matter how security-conscious you might be, it’s uncomfortably confining to live in a fortress.

In the real world, protecting your home and valuables comes down to a compromise between what makes you feel secure and what level of inconvenience you’re willing to tolerate. Homeowners in the inner city, for example, tend to hide behind iron bars, while those in more affluent communities generally count on alarm systems.

A dark-color house that has big overhangs and a recessed front door with no exterior lights but lots of trees and heavy shrubbery is an invitation to trouble. Setting up multiple roadblocks that steer intruders away from your house is a homeowner’s best protection. The more obstacles, the better chance of keeping the crooks out or at least slowing them down.

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If your idea of a good home security system is a broom handle inserted in a sliding glass door track, a burglar is liable to sweep your valuables right out from underneath your feet. The broom handle has become America’s standard security system and, although it may have worked once, it no longer is enough.

Homeowners today must take precautions in establishing strong security protection in and around the home. The key is to make your house key the only way to enter your home. To prevent burglars from doing their job, take seriously the security of your house. The following checklist will help you determine whether your home is safe.

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