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Articles Tagged with ''DIY''

Brinks Home redesign

Brinks Home Security Rebrands as Brinks Home

March 2, 2021

The new brand strategy will guide all aspects of the business, including customer interactions, corporate culture and partner relationships. 


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Parks Associates Installation Method
Smart Home

Smart Home Solutions

Security has the best opportunity to leverage change, but security dealers will need to take a proactive stance.
Helen Heneveld - SDM Magazine
Helen M. Heneveld
February 24, 2021

What a year 2020 was! The security industry, both residential and commercial, rode a roller coaster and began a transformation. Lifestyles and work activities were turned upside down with the onslaught and wide spread of COVID-19.


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Ring Encryption

Ring Launches Video End-to-End Encryption

January 13, 2021

Ring today announced the launch of video end-to-end encryption for compatible Ring doorbells and cameras, providing an advanced, opt-in security feature for customers who want to add an additional layer of security to their videos. 


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Smart Home Monitoring

The Smart Home & Security

Thomas Nakatani
January 6, 2021

Traditional security and the smart home are the same. There — I’ve said it. Our industry likes to see them as different, but for someone growing up now, without any preconceptions of alarm systems, they all just look like a lot of gadgets for the home.  So what does this mean for the smart home and traditional alarm monitoring?


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Security Networkings

Securing Doorbell Cameras Is a Must

CYBERSECURITY
Dave Engebretson
Dave Engebretson
December 7, 2020

It seems that every night that I watch the local news there is a story that includes a video clip from a DIY outdoor camera. Whether it’s a drive-off at a gas station, a package thief, or someone stealing front yard displays, the doorbell camera certainly illuminates and magnifies the moral failings of some in our society.


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Soupergirl
Tech@Work

DC Food Business Soupergirl Implements Cloud Video & Access

MANAGED SECURITY
Maggie McFadden Shein
Maggie Shein
November 2, 2020

Soupergirl is the brainchild of former stand-up comedian turned soup maker Sara Polon. After reading Michael Pollan’s book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” Polon decided to get involved in the local food movement.


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Security NetWorkings

Powerful Kits to Battle DIY Security Systems

Alarm Kits
Dave Engebretson
Dave Engebretson
November 2, 2020

The residential and small commercial system market has changed dramatically in the past five years. Large companies with big marketing budgets have reset how consumers think about security systems.


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Tech@work

DIY Security Gives Canadian Alarm Dealer Tool to Combat COVID-19’s Financial Impact

RESIDENTIAL ALARMS
September 1, 2020

As the owner and CEO of Alarm Guard Security, the largest ADT authorized dealer in Canada since 2003, Mike Chaudhary, like so many business owners, was feeling the financial pinch of the COVID-19 epidemic.


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Napco Doorbell Chime

NAPCO Announces New Chime Option for iBridge Video Doorbell

August 27, 2020

NAPCO Security Technologies has announced a new option for its increasingly popular iBridge Video Doorbell. 


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Google ADT

ADT and Google Announce Long-Term Partnership

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Courtney Wolfe
August 3, 2020

Company leaders say the partnership will combine Google Nest’s hardware and services with ADT’s installation, services and professional monitoring network to create a more robust smart home experience for customers.


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