Smart Home Security Should Include Securing Your Mailbox

Although most people only think about their home and property when dealing with home security, the mailbox is equally as important. On a daily basis, there is a lot of personal information that goes through your mailbox. Even though burglary is a concern, identity theft is just as big of a concern as well. Most people don’t even think about theft proofing their mailboxes, which easily explains the increase in identity theft over the years. Almost all mailboxes can be easily broken into, giving thieves instant access to personal information.

Even though there are many mailbox designs in Canada, most of them are outdated in terms of security. They may perform their duties of receiving mail quite well, although they normally don’t offer the security needed to protect people from identity theft. These days, identity theft is a common thing – simply because people don’t do a better job with protecting their mailbox.

Each and every day we all get personal information delivered to us by mail. In some cases, we get credit card offers or bills that contain our personal information. Although we don’t think anything about it, most of us head out to our mailbox, collect the mail, and then go back to our homes. All it takes is a thief to beat you to the mailbox, just a couple of minutes. Once the thief has collected a few pieces of your mail, he can easily use your personal information to charge credit cards and other bad things using your identity.

To protect yourself against identity theft you should always include your mailbox in your plans for home security. The mailbox is very important, and should always be protected. If you have a traditional mailbox now, you should get rid of it immediately. As a replacement, you should look into a safe and secure mailbox. The ideal types are those made of solid steel. The top of the box should be accessible to the mailman, allowing him to put the mail in without a problem. The bottom side of the mailbox however, should only be accessed via key. Mailboxes that require a key to get into will protect you from identity theft – as the thief simply won’t have access to your mail.

You can find secure mailboxes at a local hardware or department store, or even online. They are very affordable these days and will go a long way in protecting you for identity theft. Mailboxes that are constructed from solid steel are nearly impossible to break into, yet they will open easily for you to check your mail with the lock and key system. The next time you go out to the mailbox to check your mail – you should think twice about your safety and theft proof your mailbox to protect yourself and your loved ones from identity theft.

Smart Home Security is your best bet to completely increase your peace of mind. This can be achieved by setting up a doorbell camera at your front door. The right doorbell camera should be fully compatible with your security system adding that extra layer of encryption against hackers. Also it will alert you on any presence within 5 to 8 feet within your door with built in motion, record and notify feature.

For homeowners in the country that have to walk to the end of the lane way to retrieve their mail, don’t worry we can have you covered as well. A smart WIFI camera can be strategically placed to alert you in the same way a doorbell camera would, but simply without the audio that a doorbell camera can offer.

Now is the time to take security to a whole new level which includes your family, your home and your property. With smart home security and home automation technology it allows Canadians the opportunity to know what is happening inside and out of the home in real time.

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