Your security system is a proven deterrent to intruders. Studies have shown that homes without alarm systems are 2.2 times more likely to be burglarized than homes with alarm systems.
Source: The Greenwich Case: Securing Suburban Homes, Simon Hakim. Your alarm system will detect and report attempts to break into secured areas.

Your system warns of fire before you can see or smell it–giving you time to escape to safety.

Use your system to report medical emergencies–summon expert medical help at the press of a button.

Avoid landscaping that provides hiding places.

Keep doors locked–an obvious step that most victims have ignored.

Put away ladders or other objects that would assist a burglar in reaching an upper window.

Do you have a privacy fence? If someone got into your yard, would the fence provide the cover for the burglar while he breaks in?

When you’re away, put lights on a timer so they come on automatically at dusk, to create the impression that you’re home.

Light the exterior sides and back of your home to make hiding or entering undetected more difficult.

Burglaries are more likely to occur between the hours of 9 AM and 3 PM in the afternoon when many neighborhoods are empty. The children are in school, adults are at work, shopping or involved in civic work. This is a perfect time for a burglar to go to work without being noticed. Don’t leave doors or windows unlocked, even when you leave the house to go next door, down the block or to the store for just a short time.

Consider changing fencing so one could be seen in the side yard. Shadow box fencing with larger spaces does a good job of keeping pets in while still providing some view of who is in the yard. Iron picket or wood picket fencing is better yet.

Train personnel on its proper operation.

Security systems reduce crime in commercial settings. Businesses and institutions without alarm systems are 4.5 times more likely to be burglarized than those that have an alarm system.
Source: Commercial Security: Burglary Patterns and Security Measures, Metrica, Inc.

Of all uncompleted burglaries, 74% can be credited to an audible alarm. Source: Securing Home and Business, Hakim and Blackstone. Your alarm system will detect and report attempts to break into secured areas.

Your system warns of fire before you can see or smell it–giving personnel time to escape to safety.

Use your system to report medical emergencies and reduce liability–summon expert medical help at the press of a button.

Make security a company benefit by promoting the value of vigilance.

Communicate routine practices for deliveries and shipments so personnel can recognize unusual behavior.

Discuss protocols for greeting visitors and exposing imposters.

Establish identification and badging procedures.

Establish security teams that have specific duties.

Light the entryways of your facility to make hiding or entering undetected more difficult.

Avoid landscaping that provides hiding places.

Keep doors and gates locked–an obvious step that most victims have ignored.

Put away ladders or other objects that would assist a burglar in reaching an upper window.

Do you have privacy fencing? If someone gets into your facility, would the fence provide cover for the thief while he breaks in?

Employee theft may be the most critical threat to your operation. Provide access to assets on a need-only basis.

Establish layers of security: Secure portable items with locks and lock the rooms in which they are stored.