Locking Up At Night; What You Need To Know Right Now
Home Safety Tips For Families If you are a parent, there comes a time in your life when your teenager(s) comes and goes without you – this often happens once they get their driver’s license and start...
View ArticleHome Fire Safety and Prevention Tips
It’s Best To Prevent Fires! Doesn’t that make total sense…?! Prevention of fires is much better than trying to fight them! From the Red Cross we learn The most effective way to protect yourself and...
View ArticleHow To Keep A Burglar Out Of Your Home
How Confident Are You About Your Family’s Safety and Security? We at Strand Security want only two things. Your Security and your safety. After all, that’s our business! With having said that, our...
View ArticleHow To Convert an Old Home Into a Smart Home
Do You Live In An Older Home? If you do live in an older home right here on the Grand Strand, you might be missing out on new technology to make your life easier. If you are lucky enough to live in a...
View ArticleHow To Give Your Home a Voice
If Only The Walls Could Talk… Is that what we are referencing when we say “Give your home a voice?” Not at all! We don’t want anyone to know your secrets. Security means home security, cyber security...
View Article5 Crucial Summer Security Tips You Absolutely Need To Know
Summer Time = Burglary Time! What? Yes! Check out some of these statistics. 2 million home break ins are reported each year in the United States! 30 percent of break ins occur through an unlocked...
View Article100 Top Security Blogs You Need To Read Now
Do You Want To Keep Your Family and Business Safe and Secure? We do! We think you do as well. We bet you read a lot about security then, to make sure you are up-to-date on all the latest and newest...
View Article9 Smart Tips To Secure Your Restaurant Patio Immediately
How Do You Secure Your Restaurant Patio and Keep Your Customers and Employees Safe? If you are a business owner with a restaurant, there are some very specific challenges you deal with, least of all...
View ArticleThese 3 Security Camera Stats Will Make You Feel Safe!
Is Big Brother Watching You? Security cameras seem to be everywhere. Not just in homes and businesses, but on the streets, in public places, near our beaches, in hotels, on buses, trains and schools....
View Article5 Quick and Easy Security Tips for New Homeowners
Congrats; You Just Bought A New Home! We are sure you are excited, overwhelmed and scared all at the same time. There are so many things to do and take care of before you purchase a home, and then...
View ArticleHow to Prevent Inventory Loss in Your Business
Theft Can Cripple Your Business! Whether you own a restaurant, a retail store, an accountancy or any other business, if you have employees and customers, you can lose inventory. Not all loss can be...
View ArticleWill Drones Have an Impact On Your Home Security Now, or in the Future?
Drones Are Here To Stay! Whether you own one, want one or don’t care either way; drones are here to stay! Many new businesses have sprouted up with the introduction of affordable drones sold to the...
View ArticleShould You Stay or Should You Go?
A Visual Hurricane Prep Guide With Hurricane Irma barreling down on the Caribbean and headed for Florida, people in the Carolinas are faced with this question: Should I stay or should I go? Instead of...
View ArticleHow To Protect Yourself In Case of Attack
South Carolina Self Defense Laws We at Strand Security are very much concerned with your personal safety, not ‘just’ your security! Why? Years ago Heather was robbed at gun point. After this traumatic...
View ArticleThe Most Useful Hurricane Prep Tips – Lessons Learned from Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Prep Starts BEFORE the Threat of a New Hurricane Yes, you read that right! Planning and prepping for the next hurricane starts now. Here are some things to keep in mind as you start your...
View Article5 Excellent Reasons You Will Want Home Automation Now
Is Your Home a Smart Home Yet? We’ve been busy here at Strand Security in the Myrtle Beach area, not just with installing new home security systems and home automation features, but also with writing...
View ArticleSelf Defense Classes in the Myrtle Beach Area
Who Needs Self Defense Anyway? Are you a strong woman? Are you confident? Are you street smart? Great! Do you know what to do when someone approaches you in a dark parking lot? Do you know how to get...
View Article3 Important Reasons Your Business Needs a Panic Button
You might know an elderly person with a personal panic button. Don’t we all remember the first commercial (1987) with that famous line: “I have fallen and I can’t get up” Personal panic buttons are...
View ArticleDo Fake Security Cameras Prevent Crime?
Do You Feel Safer When You Detect Cameras? When you are out and about and you see cameras at the following commercial locations restaurant car dealership retail store bank gym school gas station do...
View Article3 Reasons To Be Thankful For Your Security System
What Are You Thankful For? We have seen this question asked all month as it’s November. Many people practice #ThankfulNovember or #30daysofthankfulness on social media, sharing small and large...
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