Alarm Verification and Response For BFAAM

Published by admin on October 12th, 2011 - in Alarm Companies, alarm response, Commercial Security, Home Safety



 

Alarm Verification and Response
BFAAM Alarm Verification and Response

 

Alarm Verification and Alarm Response

Pricing for Alarm Companies and BFAAM

*    1st price of $9.75 is for commercial accounts 6p-6am Mon-Friday and 24 hour weekend with 2 dispatches and $10.00 per dispatch after.

* *  2nd price of $15.95 is residential accounts 24/7 with 2 dispatches and $10.00 per dispatch after.

* ** 3rd price of $25.00 is 24/7 with unlimited dispatches.

All billing would be handled by the alarm companies.

 

 

 

 

SavIsa Solutions LLC
Managing B.C.I. Security
P.O. Box 1871
Troy. MI. 48099
(248) 583-0125


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Protect Your Children on the Internet

Published by admin on September 19th, 2011 - in Computer Security, Home Safety

AVG Family Safety 

AVG Family Safety

AVG Family Safety

Keeping your children safe while their online can be a monumental task.  AVG Family Safety offers just that, with their Family Safety software suite originally $19.99 now priced at $.99 which they will  donate to the Red Cross (at the time of writing). AVG’s Family Safety software you have the peace of mind knowing your children are safe online.

AVG Family Safety helps protect them against online predators, blocks inappropriate content, and sends you instant alerts if there’s a problem.

Help prevent online bullying and cyber-grooming

Know if your child is a victim of cyber bullying or grooming.  AVG Family Safety uses key-stroke technology to monitor your child’s activities in chat-rooms and on social networking sites. If it spots words, phrases or language that are known to be used to victimize children online, it will notify you immediately via SMS or email.

Set up profiles by child

Create unique logins and accounts for every child, enable Block, Warn, or Monitor modes according to their age and maturity, and adjust them over time as your household’s use of the Internet and understanding of Internet threats increases.

Keep an eye on content

Take steps to protect your children from inappropriate material by enabling 58 categories of protection spanning over 60 million websites. Know what your children are looking for by monitoring searches on popular engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing. Help keep them from being exposed to questionable words, terms, and phrases by filtering their search terms.

Track social media activity

Take steps to protect your child by filtering objectionable material from over 80 social networks like Facebook, restricting access to chat rooms and functions, and monitoring instant messages and social network threads.

Protect your children when using iPhones or iPads

Download AVG Family Safety from the Apple App Store and you will have the same level of protection when they are searching and surfing. AVG Family Safety replaces the standard browser and will block harmful and inappropriate sites in the same way the PC version does.

Manage time & apps

Make sure your children aren’t spending too much time online by scheduling or limiting their Internet access. Restrict questionable software by monitoring inappropriate applications and blocking PC games with mature themes.

Stay informed

Keep aware of your children’s online activity by receiving detailed, easy-to-read text and email reports, staying informed of their searches, posts, and downloads, and learning if questionable sites are being accessed intentionally or visited by mistake.

Access on the fly

Be able to protect your child remotely by controlling group or individual content from any web enabled device, and stay informed of their online activities by receiving detailed reports on your cell phone or work PC. With a complete library of how to video’s and an unbeatable price, AVG Family Safety  is worth a try if you have ever been concerned about your children and their online activity.

Download or visit AVG for more information on this value packed security tool.

http://www.avg.com/us-en/avg-family-safety

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Security for your SmartPhone

Published by admin on September 8th, 2011 - in Computer Security

Cell phone security

 

 

 

If you are using a smartphone or a tablet, then you need a Security App just as you need anti virus software on a personal computer.  You want to protect your personal information that you have on your phone and protect yourself against malware, spyware, and viruses that could be lurking in your apps that you download or links that you click while browsing the “mobile” web. Lookout Mobile Security offers an application that scans every app that you download.

“Lookout offers a free version for essential security and a premium version for comprehensive protection.”

Lookout is a cool program that offers more than just “security” the services include:

  • protection against phishing, malware and spyware ( free essential security)
  • backup protection, restore data (free) backup photos and phone calls (premium)
  • find your lost or stolen phone if possible, or you can wipe the data,  from another smartphone or computer
  • scream is the alarm you can set off with Lookout, even if your phone is on silent it will set off an alarm so you can find it nearby :) (free)
  • lock your phone from the website or wipe the data if its lost forever (premium)

Head over to read more about the Free and Premium Services Lookout Provides to Android, Blackberry, and Windows.

Which Security App for smartphones do you use?

 

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CCW/CPL Class Scheduled for September 10, 2011

Published by admin on September 5th, 2011 - in Commercial Security

CCW CPL Classes Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have a CCW/CPL class scheduled for September 10, 2011 from 9am to 5pm. The class is a mandatory first step if you want or need your CCW/CPL. If you are looking to get your Concealed Pistol License and are in the Greater Detroit Area, we have openings for this class. The cost of THIS class is $120. We are offering a referral discount for THIS class of $10 per referral up to a maximum discount of $60. You will be awarded with a CPL Certificate of Completion that is required by the state to apply for your CCW/CPL upon successful completion of the 8 hour course.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE information

See our CCW CPL Class Schedule Here.

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We offer short notice classes if you need a class asap, as well as private classes.

Amendment II:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of
a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,
shall not be infringed.

As long as you meet the criteria of ACT 381 of 2000 a CPL cannot be denied. You have the Right to Bear and Keep Arms as provided by the The United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Second Amendment. (pdf page 12)

 

Know Your Rights
In 2000, the legislature significantly amended
Michigan’s firearms laws to make Michigan what
is known as a “shall issue” state. Public Act 381
generally provides that a person who meets certain
requirements will be issued a concealed pistol permit.
As a result, thousands of responsible Michigan
residents have been issued concealed pistol permits.
The principal requirements are:

1. The applicant is 21 years of age.

2. The applicant has resided in Michigan for at least
6 months.

3. The applicant is a citizen or legal resident of the
United States.

4. The applicant has successfully taken a gun safety
course.*

5. The applicant is not under certain court orders,
such as those involving mental disabilities,
personal protection orders, legal incapacitation,
etc.

6. The applicant does not have a pending felony
charge and has never been convicted of a felony
or certain misdemeanors within a specified time
period.

7. The applicant has not been involuntarily
committed due to a mental illness, adjudged
insane, guilty but mentally ill or pled insanity in
a criminal case.

8. The applicant does not have a diagnosed mental
illness at the time of the application.

9. The applicant has not been dishonorably
discharged from the US military.

10. The applicant is not subject to a court order
prohibiting the possession of a firearm.

* The qualifying course needs to be certified by
the State or a state-national firearms training
organization. Courses certified by the National Rifle
Association satisfy this requirement.

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Detroit’s New Verified Alarm Response Policy underfire

Published by admin on August 28th, 2011 - in alarm response

Critics blast Detroit’s new verified response policy

More negative feedback regarding Detroit’s new verified alarm response policy.  Interesting and statistically informative article.Click here to read more

Police Chief Ralph Godbee wrote in a memo Ninety-eight percent of the burglar alarms that police respond to are false alarms.

According to the office of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing he is quoted stating “Forty-two percent of the false alarms are at businesses, 51 percent at residences and 6 percent at other structures, such as garages or warehouses “

“But city and police officials said the decision is backed by statistics that show a high rate of false alarms. They contend that shifting police resources to other areas is a better way to make the city safer”

According to reports this is a shift that will allocate police officers in an attempt to make the city safer. Detroit already has a dark cloud of not being safe over its head.  For attracting new businesses and other types of events this will only make them question their security.

The new verified policy in Detroit will only endanger business owners and their employees.  There are Alarm Response companies that will respond to all Alarms, for example, BCI Security has been responding to alarms for over twenty plus years and has qualified personnel to verify all types of alarms.  BCI Security has personnel to guard property if required and board-up services as well.

Visit Our Alarm Response page to find out more information.

 

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Detroit Police Departments Verified Alarm Response has Started

Published by admin on August 23rd, 2011 - in Alarm Companies, alarm response, Commercial Security

Verified Alarm Response

As of August 22th, 2011 the new program that was short in development and quickly put into place has officially started. After being delayed from  on August 15th, 2011 (one week after the original date that it was supposed to take place).  See Document

As detailed in the document there was little time for the many Alarm Companies that service the Metro Detroit vast area a chance to provide their customers with alternatives.  The brief delay (one week) was in-part an attempt to provide Alarm Companies a chance to brain storm alternatives.  The short delay provided  commercial business owners an opportunity for them to draw straws to see who gets to verify alarm calls, as well giving residents with alarm systems the opportunity to buy antacid tablets as they worry about their safety.

“The verified alarm response is new policy of not responding to burglar alarms unless security companies can verify the need for an officer. However, officers will be sent to a building where an alarm wasn’t verified if it is a government building or part of the city’s critical infrastructure, a panic alarm, robbery/hold up alarm, an alarm at a firearms dealer or at an Underwriters Laboratories site, police said.”  Detroit police’s scaled down alarm response strategy begins today.

The new Verified Alarm Response policy has many left  in the dark and skeptical of why exactly they are paying taxes if they can’t count on the Detroit Police to response for their alarms.

There are alternatives to having the Detroit Police responding to alarms.  B.C.I. Security has been providing alarm response to commercial and residential customers for over 20+ years, with over 44 years in the Security and Investigative Businesses click here for their website.   However the calls have been pouring in and their development is quick to undertake the task as the new alarm response division for the over tasked Detroit Police Department.

B.C.I Security has an established patrol network through out the Metro Detroit area and is equipped with skilled and experienced Alarm Response / Patrol Drivers with similar technology that each Detroit Police Department cruiser has.Alarm Response BCI Security Patrol cruiser InteriorBCI Security Patrol cruiser

The cost of their service is relatively low considering the alternative, B.C.I Security requires a monthly retainer of $25.00 first month waived when using a credit card to sign-up with a one year agreement and $35.00 per alarm dispatch. Don’t be fooled by imitations, with B.C.I Security you get exactly what you sign up for (Guaranteed Alarm Response)

B.C.I. Security works with dozens of Metro Detroit Alarm Best Companies. See post for Alarm Companies and their Ratings

B.C.I. Security can be contacted by phone 248-583-0125 or via email BCI Security

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Detroit Police will NOT respond to Alarms

Published by admin on August 15th, 2011 - in alarm response, Commercial Security, Home Safety

Today the Detroit Police Department announced they would not respond to alarms unless the alarms are verified by a Security Patrol Guard, homeowner, or if the building is monitored by audio or video. If audio or video is the source, it must be recorded and saved.

“According to the memo, sent to alarm companies and signed by Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee, 98 percent of alarms handled by the DPD are false.”

What does this mean for your business? It means you need to hire a Security Company to handle Alarm Response. Our Sister Company, BCI Security, provides Alarm Response with Marked Security Vehicles and Knowledgeable Patrol Officers that respond to alarms within 15 minutes.  44 years experience in the Investigations and Security Business.  BCI has an established patrol network canvasing the Metro Detroit Area. Contact BCI for a free consultation today 248-583-0125.

 

Source:

CBS Detroit Local News

Detroit Free Press

Chicago Tribune

 

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Michigan Concealed Weapons CCW / CPL Law Change 10 Years Later

Published by admin on August 2nd, 2011 - in Concealed Pistol License

 

Interesting statistical article about CCW / CPL permits within Michigan after the law change in 2001.  The article includes a map showing CCW registration by County, requirements for obtaining a Michigan Concealed Pistol License, and where a Michigan Concealed Pistol License holder is not allowed to carry and other related links.

Over a quarter of a million (276,000)  CCW / CPL holders in Michigan or four out of every 100 eligible adults in Michigan are licensed.

Ten years after Michigan made it much easier for its citizens to get a license to carry a concealed gun, the predictions of widespread lawless behavior and bloodshed have failed to materialize. Before July 1, 2001 eligible applicants had to prove why they needed to carry a gun for protection.  Now, a nominally sane adult without a felony record can apply for a Michigan Concealed Pistol License for exact requirements visit the Michigan State Police website

The reformers wanted Michigan to join the growing number of states where carrying a concealed gun is the right of anyone and the opponents predicted gun-toting, trigger-happy citizens loose on the streets.  10 years later, both sides of the debate admit they cant see why there was huge debate in the first place.

For the complete article read the Detroit Free Press article

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Ann Arbor Multiple Sexual Assaults

Published by admin on July 28th, 2011 - in Predator Assault

 

 

composite sketch ann arbor predator Channel 7 News has reported a 6th assault on Women in Ann Arbor at University  of Michigan since July 15, 2011. They are not sure if there are two different men but seems to be most likely one and the description is just different by the different victims.

Click here to see the composite sketches and reporting information if you recognize these pictures! Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest.

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Managing Passwords with KeePass Ver. 2.16

Published by admin on July 28th, 2011 - in Computer Security

KeePass an open source password manager

 

 

KeePass

Everything we do on the internet or on our computers requires a password, and a lot of them tell us how we must create our passwords which is even more frustrating. I have several dozen passwords and remembering them all is close to impossible. A lot of times we only get a few tries before being locked out of a site because of incorrect entries. Nothing makes it worse than having to call your mortgage company to reset your password, which really defeats the purpose of using the internet to simplify the payment process. I know of people who have notebooks with all their passwords written down. Which is even worse, your password exposed to anyone who stumbles upon this book. KeePass is a free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and it also works with most mobile devices. Operating System Requirements: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7

Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your e-mail account, your website’s FTP password, online passwords (like website member accounts), etc. etc. etc. The list is endless. Also, you should use different passwords for each account. Because if you use only one password everywhere and someone gets this password you have a problem… A serious problem. The thief would have access to your e-mail account, website, etc. Unimaginable.

KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can store your passwords in highly-encrypted databases, which can only be unlocked with one master password. So you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish).

KeePass is really free, and more than that: it is open source (OSI certified).

Keepass Screen Shot

You Can download from The official website of KeePass, the free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.

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