The question is how. Well, there are hackers who use the information posted on walls to try to log you in and use this data to answer security questions. By the next time you login, your account has already been compromised. You might be able to retrieve your account back but everything in it can put you and your family in danger. Kidnappers and stalkers who watch your activity on geo-tagging applications you utilize to check into places will know where you are twenty four seven and are waiting for just the right time to make an assault. Thieves who follow your every status update can anticipate when you will take your next vacation. This gives them the ideal sense of timing they have been waiting for. Your old CCTV kit simply is not enough anymore to prevent these criminals.

Hackers might even try to bypass your home security system through the internet just for kicks but then again maybe not. In any case, no individual likes being spied on so make sure your alarms and CCTV cameras kits are reliable, secure and even more, functional. Thieves work differently, they look into pictures of your home to find the perfect entry and the valuables they can loot and just wait until you step out. By the time you get home from your amazing vacation in Thailand, all the things you worked so hard for are gone. Your traditional CCTV security cameras might still be useful then to identify the thieves but not in deterring the crime.

The problem with today's world is that there is so much high tech stuff available that it is easy to get caught in the midst of a trend. They take the plunge as soon as equipment is out without even knowing who or what you are up against and what the implications and consequences are. By the time they realize it, they have already been victimized right under their noses.

Here are a few tips that might help avoid something like this happening. Be careful with whom you add to your network, if you do not know them personally then do not add them. Social networking sites are aimed at people to be able to connect and were not created to be popularity contests. Allowing someone you do not know to your network is like inviting a stranger to your home. Secondly, do not update your status or tweet with everything you are doing especially the places you go to in real time. This gives leverage to criminals as they know your whereabouts and the trends in places you frequently go to. Third, try not posting pictures of your own home for obvious reasons. Fourth, make sure that your locks cannot be easily unlocked. Fifth, make sure your alarms are functional and that they go off at the time they are supposed to go off. And lastly as it is the most important make sure you throw out your old CCTV camera kits and keep up with the times. The only way to beat a digital criminal is to be high tech yourself.

In fact the CCTV security cameras of today have so much functionality in them compared to the traditional ones that they can be a little daunting to use but they are a good investment. Well, anything that can protect and save your life will always be a good investment. So for example a four channel network CCTV kit is a good bargain for someone on a budget. It is built with Sony hardware and has features such as infra-red technology that boost video quality in low light conditions, a DVR with 500Gb storage that can store up to six weeks worth of data before automatically being overwritten and can connect to the internet while allowing users to remotely login through a free application that enables them to view live footage and allows users to save footage on any standard USB memory stick for future viewing. The design of the camera makes cables completely concealed so they cannot easily be found and severed and also includes integrated motion detection technology that gives users the option to only record when movement is sensed. Aside from these features, it is usually shipped with all the equipment you might possibly need.