Solid Security vs Stealth Sneaky

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Good thread Scythe

Security is indeed a dilemma. Too much and it signals that there is something inside worth protecting. Too little invites curious access to see if there’s anything of value to be had.

There have been plenty of threads recently about active security. Dogs, guns, cross bows.

Considering passive security, in the here and now technical security in the form of alarms and CCTV etc can be very effective. The secret is to make your home less attractive to burglars than your neighbours, encouraging burglars to pick on easier targets.
Steel bars on windows, security shutters etc need careful consideration, needing to blend in with other properties in the neighbourhood, otherwise they will look very fortress-like and have the opposite effect to what was intended.

Post SitX, hard wired Alarm systems, with suitable off-grid power supplies provide continued perimeter monitoring. If triggers are zoned, such a system will also alert to whereabouts of intruders within the property. Audible alarm bell boxes can be sounded or disabled as required. CCTV, also running from off-grid power, with hidden cameras at strategic locations is a force multiplier, allowing central monitoring by a single person of multiple Observation Positions. IR capable cameras covert IR light sources, will allow night vision monitoring.