A Duress PIN is a four-digit code that sends a covert “distress signal” to our alarm monitoring center. Whenever you enter your secret “Duress PIN” into your keypad, the system quietly sends your SOS signal to our monitoring center. We won't call your home, as we usually would to verify an alarm. Instead immediately dispatch the police straight to your home. You can enter this code into your keypad anytime to alert us of danger or use it if an intruder is forcing you to turn off your alarm. To program your Duress PIN use our Easy Setup Wizard.

Burglars aren’t fussy about where they break into. They look for the easy options. The advice in this report is based on two principles: Make your property look less appealing to burglars Make your property look harder to break into

When SimpliSafe opened for business, their wireless home security systems were packaged in ready-made kits that were protected by Styrofoam. The company quickly realized that customers were not ordering kits, but rather preferring to create their own custom systems. Soon, SimpliSafe was custom building all of their systems. The company discovered that Styrofoam was not only hurting the environment, but the corporate bottom line as well.

During the last 100 years, home security systems have relied on Ma Bell to send alarm signals to alarm monitoring centers. Savvy burglars came to rely on a low-tech solution to defeat most security systems—wire cutters.