Home & Commercial Safety Blog
Welcome to the SEi Security safety and security blog. Here, we’ll cover topics that concern both residential and commercial security along with tips to keep your family and business safe and secure.
7 Ways You Can Protect Your Business as Shoplifting Increases
Shoplifting has become a significant concern for businesses in recent years, leading to substantial financial losses and increased security risks. In fact, according to this article, it is a growing problem for even the most secure and largest retailers. While this may seem daunting as a business owner, there are ways to proactively address this issue, and we at SEi Security would love to work...
5 Ways to Keep Summer Fun by Keeping Summer Safe
It’s summer! School is out and it is time for kids to have fun and make memories. From pool time, vacations, playing with friends & neighbors, and just being able to have some fun and use their imaginations. I don’t know about you – but some of my fondest childhood memories were formed during those short summer months each year. It seems these days that the need to keep our children safe can...
3 Safety Areas to Focus on While Spring Cleaning
As the weather warms up and the flowers start to bloom, it's a good time to think about doing some spring cleaning your home with safety in mind. While you go about decluttering your living space and refreshing your wardrobe for the new season – you will want to keep the safety of your home in mind to ensure that your property and loved ones are protected. There are three main areas we recommend...
4 Ways Banks Can Update Security Protocols
Cyber threats are not the only thing banks and financial institutions should be on the lookout for. What remains are security concerns for brick and mortar bank establishments. It’s imperative that as society changes – especially with everything that has happened the last three years – for banks to regularly review their physical locations’ security measures and make the appropriate updates to...
5 Ways SEi Can Secure Your School
Children should have the right to feel safe and protected when they are at school, and feel that school is a safe space. Unfortunately it’s not always the most obvious threats to security that school administrators should be worried about. They need to take into account the unwanted visitors, custody disputes, rebellious children, and student arguments, just to name a few challenging situations....
4 Ways to Keep Your Restaurant Secure
When it comes to making sure your restaurant is secure, you know how important good locks, a safe, and security cameras are. While those are definitely important – there is more that you need to consider that maybe you haven’t thought of yet. SEi Security can provide many tools and devices that will make life easier for a business manager or owner. Let’s look at the 4 ways SEi Security can help...
Securing Safety for Housebound Loved Ones
This day and age, there are so many options for taking care of housebound loved ones who have grown older or whose health requires additional assistance. Securing a spot in an assisted living facility is no longer the only option. With improvements in technology, there are ways that you can provide your loved ones with the dignity of remaining in their own home while also ensuring their safety....
Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Home Safe this Holiday Season
‘Tis the season for love, joy, and celebration! While you are busy making the holiday season a festive and fun occasion for your whole family, the last thing you will want to worry about is the safety of your home and family. With SEi Security, we can take the guesswork out of the safety and security of your home so you can focus on your holiday celebrations! Here are the top 5 ways we can keep...
5 Ways to Secure Your Small Business
Running a small business can be stressful and at times overwhelming. Small business owners always have many plates spinning – but what if we told you there is one plate that we can take care of for you? By enlisting SEi for your small business’s security needs, you can rest assured that we have it handled. We can help a wide variety of small businesses. From restaurants to retail shops, fitness...
5 Ideal Locations for Home Surveillance Cameras
You never know when you are going to need to see what is happening on the outside of your home. Whether it is when you wake up on the morning and see that your trash has been rummaged through, or there is a delivery notification in your email but suddenly there is no package on your porch. In this day and age, there is no need to leave this information up for a mystery. At SEi Security we can...
Additional Posts
The 123s of Back-to-School School Safety
As summer winds down, it is time to make plans for back to school. Purchase supplies, new clothes, new backpack, and making a safety plan. If you have a latchkey kid at home, it is time to put your back-to-school safety plan in place for the coming school year to...
5 Ways To Avoid Door-to-Door Security Threats
The weather is warm and the foot traffic in your neighborhood is on the uptick. Unfortunately, not everyone taking a neighborhood walk lives in your neighborhood. This time of year is when the dreaded door-to-door sales people approach homeowners to sell their wares...
Garage Door Automation to Protect Your Home
Long gone are the days when you could leave your front door unlocked all day. Unfortunately, in the current state of the world, security is more important than ever to protect you and your loved ones. You worked hard to purchase a home, and provide all your family...
10 Steps to a Safer Garage
Tis the season to clear out the garage and house – invite over neighbors and strangers to purchase items from your home that you no longer use to make a few extra bucks. In the meantime, those neighbors and strangers are getting an intimate look into your private...
In Case of Emergency: Are you Prepared?
April showers sometimes bring more than May flowers. Many times spring storms can bring along with them power outages, flooding, and fires. Before you find yourself in dire straights, it is best to be prepared! SEI Security has the tools you need to get ready for...
5 Safety Tips for Living Alone – SEi Security
Living alone is not reserved for older adults anymore. More and more the younger generations spend many years living alone. The statistics don’t lie: 37 million (15%) adults age 18 and over lived alone in early 2021, up from 33 million (14%) in 2011. And, without...
Five Simple Ways to Prevent Break-Ins
It is everyone’s worse fear: a stranger invading your safe space and robbing you of your hard earned belongings. An incident like this can put an emotional and financial strain on top of all of life’s other responsibilities. But you can take five simple steps today to...
Winterizing with a Home Automation System
The air is colder, the ground is frozen, the snow falls deeper and there is no holiday season to make us forget about all cold weather. For many, it is time to retreat from the frigid Midwest and spend an extended vacation in warmer weather. But, what happens to your...
How to Provide a Safety Net for Aging Relatives
There are some subjects you should avoid when getting together with family. But, there is one that might be a good idea to broach this year: the safety of your aging relative, parent or loved one. While it may be hard to bring up, it is important. As much as it may be...
How to Protect Your Packages this Holiday Season
Online shopping has become the newest trend in purchasing holiday gifts. The convenience of having the perfect gift one search away and delivered to your front porch – what could be better? But, there is a downfall to this trend: packages sitting on front porches can...