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Catch Santa on Your Smart Home Security Camera This Year

by Empire Systems | Dec 22, 2020

Googling "how to catch Santa" gets about 167 million search results. Needless to say, children have been dreaming up ways to catch the man in red for a long time. Here's your chance to help them succeed, or at least get proof that he exists—and earn major points with...

How to Give Your Home a Security & Safety Tune-Up

by Empire Systems | Jul 29, 2020

Looking for a new project to start this weekend? It's good to find things that keep you and your family busy. Spending unprecedented amounts of time at home can drive you stir-crazy, and getting things done is a great antidote to stress and worries. However, starting...

How to Protect Your Alarm.com Account from Intruders

by Empire Systems | Jul 27, 2020

Smart home "hacks" are frightening. You may have seen the viral news stories. A family's security camera was hijacked to play fake warnings about a nuclear attack. A stalker harassed his ex-partner by changing her lock codes and turning her lights on and off. How do...

Four Easy Ways To Keep Your Neighborhood Safer

by Empire Systems | Mar 31, 2020

Home security worries don't stop at the front door. When our neighbors are victims of crime, or report suspicious activity, we worry about our neighborhood too.The good news is that most of us are proactive about tackling these worries. Teaming up with neighbors is...

Empire Systems: Our Story

by Empire Systems | Jan 29, 2020

Our Beginning As the sister company to Lighting Design, our employees had been around lighting, electrical, and home builders since 1996. In 2016, we saw a need in our Arizona market for home automation and home security suppliers. Thus, in the Spring of 2017 Empire...