Home Security for the Holidays

Home security is never more important than at the holidays -- and ADT home security systems can help. Many families don't take the right steps to secure their homes from holiday thefts. With just a few simple moves, you can ensure your home security and make sure your family stays safe during holiday celebrations. Here's the home security key: Most burglars will try to discover when you and your family are gone on holiday vacations. So make it hard for them to tell you're away from home:

• Have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return. Nothing says “Hey, we’re not home!” like a bulging mailbox and newspapers in the driveway.


• If you'll be gone for more than a week and you live in a warm-weather climate, hire someone to mow your yard while you're away.


• For best home security, set various interior lights in your house on random timers. Put your exterior lights on timers so that they'll only be on at night. If burglars are targeting your home and they see an outdoor floodlight on for days at a time, it’s a sure giveaway that nobody's home to turn it off.


• Have pets that you're not taking on vacation? Leave them with a friend or find a good kennel to leave them with. Watchful burglars who see a neighbor or friend entering your house daily may know you're not home. And no matter how careful your friends, there's always the home security risk that they may leave your house unsecured by accident when they exit.


• The simplest home security notion is still a good one: Close all your blinds and curtains when you leave town to prevent burglars from peeking inside.

An ADT home security system is the best way of all to make sure your home is safe and protected. With an ADT Home Security System, provided by Protect Your Home (our local authorized dealer), your home can be monitored around the clock and will even be protected when your family is away for the holidays. Enjoy your vacation -- and call Protect Your Home, your local ADT authorized dealer, today!