Physical security is meant to lessen your home’s vulnerability to risks. By protecting your home, you make it harder for criminals to gain access. Motion detectors may be configured to operate lights or send you a notification. Bright lights or thoughtful landscaping make it harder for criminals to work around your property. Locks should be fully functional and installed properly. Where applicable, property gates can be controlled by a passcode electronically to limit access. Windows are often the biggest threat to break-ins; locking windows is critical and tinting them helps too. Security cameras and security systems often work well together, especially when law enforcement needs to be notified in emergency situations. And finally, a forceful alarm will often frighten off criminals as well as keep your neighbors glued to their windows with a watchful eye. Bringing some or all of these forms of protection together means your home is that much stronger to fight against home invasions.