Security Guides

Why Break-Ins Rise After the Clocks Go Back
Why Break-Ins Rise After the Clocks Go Back
Toronto home break-ins between 5 and 7pm rose 76 percent in the three weeks after the clocks went back, across twelve years of data. The evening peak follows sunset. Here... Read more...
Car Theft in Canada: The Complete 2025 Picture
Car Theft in Canada: The Complete 2025 Picture
Canada's car theft rate fell to 200.8 per 100,000 in 2025, below its 2015 level, after peaking in 2023. But police solved just 11 percent of cases. Here is the... Read more...
Is Toronto Safe? What the 2025 Numbers Actually Say
Is Toronto Safe? What the 2025 Numbers Actually Say
Toronto scores 41 on the 2025 Safety Index and ranks 74th of 125 Canadian police services. Break-ins run below the national rate, car theft is falling fast but still elevated,... Read more...
The Safest Cities in the US in 2025, Ranked by Data
The Safest Cities in the US in 2025, Ranked by Data
Port St. Lucie, Florida tops the large city ranking in the 2025 MkaeSense Safety Index. Here are the ten safest US cities over 250,000 people, plus the smaller places that... Read more...
The Safest Cities in Canada in 2025, Ranked by Data
The Safest Cities in Canada in 2025, Ranked by Data
The Kennebecasis Region in New Brunswick tops the 2025 MkaeSense Safety Index, and Halton Region is the safest large police service in Canada. Here is the top 10, and how... Read more...
Ring Subscription Cost in Canada vs Cameras With No Monthly Fee
Ring's Canadian plans cost $5.99 to $14.99 a month. Here is what that adds up to over five years, and how cameras that record to a microSD card compare. Read more...
Do Solar Security Cameras Work in Winter? What the Sunlight Data Says
Solar cameras can struggle in December. Here is how many hours of full sun eight Canadian and US cities get in their darkest month, and what panel size helps. Read more...
How to Protect an E-Bike, ATV or Trailer From Theft
Bikes, ATVs and trailers are easy to move. Use a layered approach: lock it, alarm it, and hide a tracker on it. Read more...
Farm and Barn Security: Cameras and Alarms That Work Without Wi-Fi
Barns, gates and fuel tanks are far from the house. Here is how to watch them with cellular cameras and simple alarms. Read more...
How to Protect a Job Site Without Paying for Monitoring
Tools, copper and fuel get stolen from work sites overnight. Here is a layered, no-monthly-fee setup using 4G solar cameras, alarms and a tracker. Read more...
Closing the Cottage for Winter: A Security Checklist
A practical checklist for securing and monitoring a seasonal property over winter. Read more...
Solar vs Battery vs 4G Security Cameras: Which Should You Buy?
A simple way to pick between solar, battery and 4G wire-free cameras based on where you will install them. Read more...
How to Stop Porch Pirates Without a Monthly Subscription
Practical ways to protect deliveries: cameras with local storage, doorbells, alarms and delivery habits. Read more...
Power Outage Kit: What to Have Ready Before Winter
A practical power-outage checklist: what a portable power station can run, how solar helps, and how to keep your router and cameras online. Read more...
Cottage Security Without Wi-Fi: How 4G Cameras Work
What you need to run a camera at a cottage, cabin or job site with no Wi-Fi: cellular data, power and storage. Read more...
Relay Attacks and Key-Fob Theft: How to Protect Your Car in Canada and the US
How relay attacks work, what a Faraday pouch does, and the layered steps that make your car a harder target. Read more...
No-Subscription Security Cameras: The Complete 2026 Guide
Why security cameras charge monthly fees, what "no subscription" really means in 2026, and the checklist for buying cameras you'll never pay rent on. Read more...