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Issue 21
Worried About a Loved One? Worry No More! True Steel Security offers the most up to date, leading edge medic alert type system on the market. It is a General Electric product called CareGuard. If you are concerned about the safety and well-being of a loved one, you can put your mind at ease with our personal CareGuard. All it takes is the push of a button and an emergency response operator is on the line, ready to summon whatever help they need. CareGuard is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Your loved one can continue enjoying a rich, independent lifestyle. Yet they are never alone because CareGuard is a constant presence, always looking out for them. If they fall, feel ill, have a medical emergency, hear an intruder or have a fire, they push the button and help is on the line. Within seconds, the panel will call the emergency dispatch station and our staff will speak to them through the CareGuard speaker therefore alleviating the need to get to the phone. Once they have advised our staff of the situation we will dispatch the proper authorities. Should the person not be able to respond when we try to speak to them, the appropriate authorities will be dispatched immediately. This system has saved numerous lives. The CareGuard system is ideal for seniors who are sometimes alone, people with medical conditions, people who have difficulty walking or anyone who might need help in an emergency. For even greater protection. you can add special features like medication reminders, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide sensors. Activity sensors can send a call for help if your loved one is not moving around as much as usual. CareGuard offers everything your loved ones need for safer, independent living with peace of mind for you and your family.
We recently received a call from a
client who had us install our CareGuard medic alert
Call us About Smoke Detectors
If you have smoke detectors installed as part of your security system, please remember that they need to be cleaned from time to time. Simply running a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment around the outside of the detector should be enough to minimize dust build-up in the sensing chamber. But, about every other year, it is a good idea to have your detectors professionally cleaned. If it has been a while since you have had your detectors cleaned and inspected, please give us a call to set up an appointment for a smoke detector cleaning and system check-up.
Greater Sudbury
Chamber of Commerce honors
Choose Appropriate PINS & Passwords Despite the evolution of security technology and all of its methods to gain access to information and facilities, passwords and Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) are still a huge part of most people's everyday lives. We use them for banking, shopping, network access, security systems, just to name a few. PINs and passwords are a reality of the information age. In medieval times, passwords were known only by a select few in order to offer them access to a castle or fortified area. Today, if one inadvertently provides someone else with their password to any aspect of their life, they have basically given them the keys to their kingdom. Loose lips, common thieves and computer hackers have combined to make identity theft the fastest growing crime in the 21rst century. This is made evident by a CBS report that stated there were approximately 20,000 reported cases of identity theft in Canada in 2002.
You may be asking what this has to do with security systems. The answer could be
everything or nothing depending on how you choose and protect your codes. Have
you ever given your PIN or password to someone else? Do multiple security system
users share the same code? How many times have you used the same password or PIN
for your security system for something else such as your bank card or voice mail
just because it was convenient and easy to remember? I'd say it would be a safe
bet that you've done one of the above at least once or twice. Here is what a
survey conducted by Berkeley Education found:
Aside from the major inconvenience and usual financial losses associated with identity theft, the handling of passwords and PIN codes have become a matter of national security. Terrorists and other criminals use identity theft not only for financial gain but also to enable themselves to get access to buildings and even countries. A casual and innocent mistake involving a password or PIN can have far-reaching ripple effects. As security professionals, it is our responsibility to instruct you that the best way to maintain security is to use passwords or PINs that are unique but still easy to remember. They must also be difficult for someone else to guess. Birth dates and the last four digits of your phone number are examples of poor PIN choices. Passcodes used to identify yourself to the monitoring station that should not be used include, pet names, maiden name, favorite sports teams as well as many others.
Northern Communications and True Steel Security employees enjoy a Barbeque with representatives from the Canadian Diabetes Association. Proceeds were donated to the Diabetes Association and put towards their camping program to help to send children from our community to camp.
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