Business Continuity Advice & Consulting

1TB External Hard Drive

2009-04-06T09:26:00.004-05:00

For those of you in the market for some external hard drive storage, it would be best for you to consider all brands and compare the pros and cons. For about the same price as a regular external hard drive you can get a fireproof waterproof ioSafe Solo. With 500GB hard drive and up to 1.5 TB of data storage capacity and a plug and play USB 2.0 interface this is a no brainer....No matter if you are storing family photos, videos or business data, it's worth backing up and protecting. Like other ioSafe disk drives, the ioSafe Solo uses ioSafe patented technology including FloSafe air flow cooling, HydroSafe waterproof barriers and the DataCast fireproof insulation to offer you the most value of any external hard drive on the market.

Self Service Pricing

2009-02-10T14:57:00.005-06:00

New pricing is now in effect for all fireproof safes, fire file cabinets, paper shredders and GSA Approved Containers – the best news is that pricing has been lowered on nearly every product. Package discounts are available on every purchase of a GSA Approved safe or file cabinet with a Dahle Paper Shredder, valued at over $200.00.

You can get a Self-Service Price Quote for safes, fireproof file cabinets and paper shredders without having to contact a sales person or fill out a long form complements of K.L. Security Enterprises, Inc. KL Security uses a service called EchoQuote that provides the back-end quoting engine. Check it out. You will get your quote in seconds with no sales phone calls.

Working for Our Customers

2009-02-03T08:48:00.002-06:00

For many small businesses the 2008 year and 2009 has added a new set of challenges to the marketplace. No matter how much time and energy is devoted to marketing through advertising, innovative lead conversion tools will always help our business stay one step ahead of the competition. Generating visitors to the website will always be one of the most cost effective ways to generate B2B leads, and with a tool called Echo Quote, our website visitors can create their own self service price quotes to meet their unique business needs. Every day we strive to increase both our lead generation and quality, with equal importance placed on lead conversion.

On the flip side, Echo Quote has allowed our sales team to customize the process internally, allowing our phone leads to receive custom quotes to their inbox by the time they hang up the receiver. This ‘speed’ differentiator has truly improved our bottom line by being the first in the door. By acting quickly our leads are far more impressed with our customer service and thus more likely to choose our company as their source for safes, file cabinets and hard drives.

We thank all of our customers past and present for choosing KL Security Enterprises, we look forward to continued success and will always make YOU our top priority.

How to use an External Hard drive

2009-02-02T14:31:00.005-06:00

Many small business owners and home computer users are just now discovering the need for additional hard drive storage. Typically after a few months or a year of snapping digital photos and video of family, children and friends your primary hard drive will have reach its storage capacity.

When comparing prices and shopping for a hard drive you need to remember that you are simply adding storage capacity to your existing computer, laptop or Mac. There isn't any difficult math or science involved. All external USB drives or firewire hard drives are "plug and play" and by their very design you plug them in and within moments you can storage and organize your data on the external hard drive.

What Does Fire Insurance Cover?

2009-01-20T14:30:00.005-06:00

Definitely NOT Your Hard Drive.
Every month as a homeowner or commercial property owner you'll pay premiums to protect your investment (high risk areas will pay even more). Although it would be great if a fire never happened, the risk is there. After you have filed your claim, the insurance policy will be able to replace your furniture and house, but not your family photo album. Digital photos stored on your computer should be backed up no matter what, now you have the option to store these photos in a fire and flood protected (think fire hoses) hard drive. This type of insurance is priceless. How much would you pay to get your hard drive back?

It can be argued that the majority of computer users and business owners do not back up their data at all. Those that do are paying for external hard drives that offer little more than 'blinking lights' and 'flashy packaging,' offering some value but certainly not insurance against fire and flood. ioSafe Solo hard drives have become a trusted brand for data backup by businesses and personal users worldwide. With ISO estimating that fire losses associated with homeowners insurance claims (including FAIR Plans) accounted for 58 percent of total insured fire losses in 2007. (Source: ISO ) fire coverage is an important part of your planning.

The next time you visit your local agent, think about the risk calculator that they are using and consider if your data is also worth protecting.

What is the Cost of Flood Insurance?

2009-01-20T13:00:00.008-06:00

There are many ways to assess the true cost of loss from a flood. First you can look at the cost of monthly premiums (determined by a number of factors). This includes the amount and type of coverage being purchased, the location of the building (commercial or residential) and flood zone as well as the design and age of the structure itself.

To determine rates and policy costs you will certainly need to visit your local insurance agent to determine exact costs.

Computer Data and Loss From Flood
What's on your hard drive? This question needs to also be answered when considering your options for flood insurance. Precious family photos and business data are worth backing up and its in your best interest to backup to a hard drive that offers both flood and fire protection. ioSafe, the manufacturer of fire safe and floodproof hard drives offers an elegant and inexpensive way to backup your data and provide protection and coverage that your insurance policy cannot replace - a lost hard drive.

Hard drives are susceptible to damage from water, sprinklers and submersion from a flood, often leaving them inoperable and unrecoverable. By investing in a flood protected hard drive you can recover the third most important part of your home (after your family and pets) and that is your digital photo album and business data.

For more information on Coverage, Loss Paid, Premiums and more - vist the FEMA Website

Brands of Hard Drives for Review

2009-01-14T15:40:00.008-06:00

There are several choices for hard drive storage today and choosing the best option for your business or personal digital storage isn't always an easy task. For your convenience we have compiled a list of the best brand name manufacturers of hard drives for review and comparison.

LaCie®
Your best source for high performance, rugged and designer style hard drives. LaCie® builds high performance storage products that are reliable and attractive additions to your buiness or home media entertainment center.

ioSafe
Fireproof and waterproof hard drive manufacturer that offers 3.5" internal drives for computers or servers as well as USB desktop storage with RAID or a NAS storage server. Compare ioSafe, Lacie® and Seagate®

CMS Desktop Hard Drives
CMS offers a wide variety of desktop hard disks. Our desktop hard disk solutions are available with universal mounting brackets to fit most desktop and server computers. We also have custom solutions for special configurations.

Imation® Solid State Drives from Imation® are industry leading solid state storage technology that provide an solution for drive-intensive applications and environments that experience heat and cold temperatures.

Samsung®
From optical disk drives to standard hard disk, Samsung® builds the best for desktops or mobile applications including surveillance or DVR and the large enterprise.

SimpleTech® portable hard drives that are built from recycled aluminum and bamboo offer both designer class and green storage. Find high performance read / write speeds and free online backup with purchase.

Buffalo Technology™
Award winning network storage and external hard drives offer easy file access and sharing including flash drive storage for portable secure backup.

Fujitsu Hard Drives
Enterprise class performance and capacity in a small form factor make this the choice for fire safe hard drives safes for paper business documents and removable computer media from Sentry Security group.

HP™
Data storage products, solutions and services for storage infrastructure, networking and information management.

Western Digital®
Manufacturer of several brands and types of hard disk drives for the home entertainment / media server market as well as external storage

Maxtor®
From DAS (direct attached storage) to Network storage drives this division of Seagate Technology® makes some of the most reliable hard drives built for the home, office or enterprise

IOGEAR®
Pocket card readers, USB 2.0 hubs SATA hard drive enclosures for desktop solutions.

Toshiba®
Internal hard drives in a 2.5" or 1.8" form factor for consumer electronics, laptops, and portable mobile storage for mobile applications or environments.

Olixir®
Rugged external hard drives for military spec applications are the most durable and reliable disk drives for use as portable storage. With patented shock and vibration protection the drives can survive a fall or drop and now include optional encryption technology in Firewire, USB and SATA versions that are engineered for extreme heat and cold temperature and still stay operable.

Hitachi®
Offers a wide range of products in many sizes with hard drive capacity, performance and reliability.

Kanguru Portable HD
High quality, high speed hard drives work with PCs, Notebooks and Macs! Fast and affordable, Kanguru Drives are a great way to increase your computers storage capacity! Offering external hard drives, removable hard drives and even scalable storage solutions.

Apricorn Portable External Hard Drives
Rugged storage that is small enough to fit in your pocket with 1.8" external disk drives, DVD drives or portable floppy disks are high capacity and built with the latest technology.

Additional Reviews of Hard Drives include;
ioSafe Demo Wows Journalists

Drowning and Boiling Your Hard Drive. ioSafe proves best!

PC Magazine Review of USB External Hard Drive

Comparison of External Hard Drives

2009-01-14T15:16:00.004-06:00

Hard drive storage is generally a simple purchase process. Either your hard drive crashes and you need a new disk drive or you ran out of storage and need to buy a USB external or network storage. Now you have just one dilemma...which storage device do you purchase given all the choices?

There are three basic things that you need to remember when comparing hard drive brands and that is features, price and warranty.

Features
This includes connectivity such as SATA, IDE and USB or network attached (ethernet connection). Most external storage drives are USB 2.0 or Ethernet, with USB being the most common for desktop applications at the home or office.

Other features include color, push button backup or flashing LED lights. Some hard drives are even fireproof and waterproof for just a few dollars more.

Price
Most hard drives in the 500 GB range start around $99 and move up to around $129. If you catch a holiday sale you can easily drop that number down to $80.

Warranty
Generally speaking all hard drives come with a one to three year warranty. Pretty standard across the board. Some hard drives also include a data recovery service warranty on top of that. This means that if you hard drive crashes (for any reason) that the company will pay to have the data recovered at a third party forensic recovery service such as OnTrack or DriveSavers. This added warranty protection is a true bonus for anyone in the market for an external hard drive.

A new hard drive on the market is the ioSafe Solo, a fire safe and waterproof USB drive that costs a few dollars more than a regular hard disk. It comes with a 3 year warranty and a $1,000 data recovery service with purchase price. We all know that the drive will fail at some point in time, so the extra dollars are worth the hassle when the drive crashes or your computer says goodbye.

Biometric Fire Safes

2008-12-12T15:23:00.003-06:00

Fireproof Safes with Integrated Fingerprint Technology and Access Control
Maintaining the security of business documents and backup data in a fire safe is a common best business practice by companies all over the world. With the development and adoption of biometric fingerprint locks for doors. Businesses that have multiple employees or high turnover rates often choose electronic locks to easily change combinations, however with the additional of the S&G electronic keypad lock with fingerprint reader a biometric fire safe is a top choice when compared to standard key locks or combination dials.

View the S&G locks here: http://www.sargentandgreenleaf.com/EP-biometricKeypad.php

How to Mount a Safe to the Floor

2008-12-05T07:33:00.005-06:00

Bolt Down Kits and Mounting Brackets
Many businesses and homeowners have the need to bolt down a safe to the floor or attach it to the wall for security and theft reasons. There are several drop safes and depository safes that come standard with "bolt down kits" to easily add this burglary protection.

As an example we will take a look at the Fire Fyter Wall/Floor Safe instructions shown in the image above.

Some Safes You Shouldn't Bolt Down
Keep in mind that if you purchase a fire safe that it's not advised that you drill holes in the sides or bottom to bolt it to the floor or wall. This will not only void your warranty but could make the fire rating null and void. Only bolt down a safe that has holes pre-drill in the base or attached mounting plates!

Home Security Safes

2008-12-03T10:44:00.003-06:00

Protecting Jewelry, Valuables, Collectibles and Guns
There are literally hundreds if not thousands of home safes to choose from to ensure your priceless possessions are secure from theft, burglary as well as fire disaster. Before you rush into a purchase it's best to consider your options and storage needs before you buy the best home safe for your money.

What are you storing?
If you only need to protect paper documents such as titles, deeds, insurance or business records you should compare a standard security safe to a fireproof safe. If your documents are worth protecting then a dual label fire and burglary safe would be a wise choice. You'll get more security and protection for your dollar.

Computer Media, Film Negatives, Etc.
Should you need to preserve and protect any type of plastic or removable computer media MAKE SURE that your safe has a UL 125 fire rating. If not, you've just wasted your money on a safe that will not protect these items.

Jewelry Safes
When it comes to precious gems, stones or jewelry you should make the comparison between a burglary rated safe and a TL Rated Safe. Both offer security and protection against theft, however the TL Safes offer the highest and best security rated protection available today. Many TL Safes also carry a UL or Omega Point fire rating. TL Rated safes are the top choice for jewelers and jewelry stores across the USA. If you are protecting items that reach into the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars then a TL 30 or TL-15 safe would be ideal.

Hidden Safes
Security safes that are hidden in the wall or floor are ideal when being discreet about your valuables is a must. Keep in mind that only a few manufacturers build fireproof wall safes or floor safes. Dual protection is always a better investment!

Pros and Cons of Safes

2008-11-20T15:27:00.004-06:00

Comparing Safes of All Types to Determine Which is Best for You
Which safe is right for your home or business? The following review is a general guide to help you
decide. For complete assistance Call Toll Free 1-866-867-0306

Wall Safe

Floor safe

Pros: Convenient security and fireproof protection for valuables, collectibles and firearms. These safes are easy to use even when hidden in a wall. Installation is simple and can be done by anyone with the right tools or a contractor.

Cons: Most in-wall safes are not fire rated and it's up to you to ensure that you understand the difference between hidden wall safe security and security with UL rated fire protection.

Pros: Hidden from plain sight and easy to conceal fireproof floor safes are some of the most popular for new homes or businesses. When installed in a concrete floor you benefit from added fire safe protection.

Cons: Hidden access in floors made of concrete do make these safes inconvenient to use. You want to keep your valuables hidden and secure and letting everyone know where you hide them is counterproductive. During a fire situation you do run the risk of water damage from sprinklers or fire hoses.

Chests

Pros: Often simply referred to as safes, these large free standing units are available on caster wheels for installation. Safes offer protection for paper documents, valuable and computer media (tapes, hard drives, etc).
Cons: Depending on the type of security or fire protection offered these safes can reach into the tens of thousands of dollars.

Depository

Pro: Cash deposits can easily be secured through front door drops or rotary hoppers. This means convenience at both the retail or event level! Most models are built to be bolted to the floor or mounted below a counter top. Locks or dual locks provide access control and can limit who has access.

Cons: Deposit drops safe offer NO fireproof protection.

Vaults

Pros: Complete security vaults allow for tremendous storage capacity and walk in or walk through access. Modular vaults offer "instant" security that can be constructed in nearly any location.

Cons: Construction requirements mean proper planning and building codes must be considered. Construction of modular vaults can be very expensive when compared to concrete wall or block wall vaults.

Bank vs Home Safe

2008-11-20T14:38:00.003-06:00

Is it time to stash the cash?

Current economic instability and continued news of failing financial institutions has many of us concerned about the future. Uncertainty about market reaction and the overall strength of various financial sectors can lead to decisions that may or may not be justified. How do you decide what is right for you, and does it come down to a Bank versus Home Safe scenario?

Our advice is two fold.

First, in order for our economy to begin to turn around, we need to be comfortable with our Banks ability to store our savings in a way that is not only Physically secure, but also Financially secure. Rarely do we question the physical security at our Nations banks; however we have been fielding an ever increasing number of questions based around the Financial Security of the banking industry. Simply put, folks are asking us if they should pull their money out of their bank, and store it in a home safe or burglary rated safe in their home.

Recently, the FDIC raised their account protection from $100,000.00 to $250,000.00. This means that the first $250,000.00 you have in the bank is Federally Secured by the United States Government. For the majority of us, this should calm any concerns of Financial Security, as most accounts are below this threshold.

First piece of advice: Do not pull all of your money out of your bank! Rely on the protections provided by the FDIC Insurance, and actively question your bank on both their investments and their plan for the future.

The team at KL Security takes these types of questions very seriously, and while we do not advise that you withdraw all of your money from your bank, we do advise a balanced approach to personal financial security. Just as we would never advise that you backup all of your computer data through just one method, like tape backup, fireproof servers, or off-site storage, we also do not advise storing your savings in just one location.

A home safe or burglary rated safe is a great way to store emergency savings. If your situation allows, we advise keeping enough cash to carry you through 1-3 months of uncertain times. Choosing the right safe for this job is an important one, and careful consideration should be given when deciding the right type of safe for your specific use.

Call us today to learn about some options you may want to consider!

Increasing File Cabinet Security

2008-11-20T12:10:00.003-06:00

A Thorough Review of Upgrade Options and Choices
Business document and computer media security is a small but very important part of the overall strategy for safeguarding papers, intellectual property and vital operational or research data. Standard metal filing cabinets do not offer any protection or security from theft or burglary and will not be considered in this review of available options from FireKing and Schwab Corp / Sentry.

File Cabinet Construction
From a physical security perspective the initial construction of a filing cabinet is vital to deterring theft or break-in attempts. When comparing Schwab cabinets to FireKing there is a distinct difference and overall security. Schwab Corp. builds their product using a one piece construction method. This means that there are not several pieces assembled to make the cabinet shell. The only seams that are accessible are those at the back of the cabinet. This makes it more difficult to tamper with the contents of the unit as the back panel should be sitting directly next to a wall.
FireKing cabinets are built using a multi-piece construction that allows both the sides and top of the unit to be removed.

Lock Bars
Locking bars are an added security feature that can be used with a standard file cabinet and fireproof files. FireKing offers the lockable security bar option direct from the factory to beef up physical security and access control initiatives. By having these installed at the time of order you can easily incread file cabinet security and reduce your long term costs typically associated with retrofitted cabinets.

Lock Upgrades and Access Control
All filing cabinets are equipped with plunger key locks. These locks are not "high security" as they can be picked. Simply put these locks are a deterrant to theft. You can easily install or improve this part of your security plan by choosing a Medecco key lock. These locks (standard on every FireKing file) are UL Listed to resist picking and prying.

One of the only downsides to a key lock is that if you loose or misplace your keys, you'll be spending some money on having a locksmith come out to assist you. Many businesses choose to upgrade to a digital electronic lock. Not only will this offer great convenience, but you can easily change the combination at any time. This option is very important for a business with a high turn over rate of employees. What happens if the battery goes dead? This inevitably will happen over time and it's a simple matter of removing the lock face plate and installing a new 9V volt battery. When the battery gets low the lock will emit a beep as a warning.

Fire Protection, 1 Hour or 2 Hour?
The industry standard is a 1 hour UL fire rating. Why then is there a Schwab 2 Hour cabinet and a FireKing 2 Hour cabinet? There are several reasons and one being that if you want the best, you will buy the best fire rated file cabinet available. If it's worth protecting, it is safe to say that a 2 hour fire rating is a better choice. If you are located in a rural area or have a remote office location it would be a wise choice to purchase the two hour rated fire file - logic tells us that it will take longer for the fire department to respond. In most urban situations a 1 hour fire file will suffice.

FireKing Vertical File Cabinet Review

2008-11-19T10:17:00.004-06:00

There are many file cabinets to choose from at FireKing including different widths, depths and heights of cabinets to meet your document storage needs.

Below is a complete list of the FireKing Model #'s and online examples of these cabinets.

31" Deep vertical cabinets with Medecco key locks and UL 1 hour fire and impact rated protection

2-2131-C

25" Deep FireKing Cabinets with Medecco key locks and UL 1 hour fireproof and impact rated protection.

4-1825-C

4-2125-C

2-1825-C

2-2125-C

2 Hour Fire Safe Filing Cabinets from FireKing have the best UL rating possible to ensure complete integrity of your business paper documents.

Lateral File Cabinets for extra filing space are available in either 44", 38" or 31" wide versions to accommodate your office environment.

Compare Fire Safes and Brands

2008-11-19T09:36:00.007-06:00

A Comparison of FireKing, Schwab Corp and Sentry Safes
When making your data or document storage safe decision you need to make sure you are buying a safe that meets all of your business needs and future storage and security goals. Be careful to review your options and features and always ask an expert! One safe brand may be right for your unique business needs, while a competitor brand may not!

Data / Media Storage Safe Comparison
Schwab Corp and FireKing make several models of safes for the storage of media that come in a variety of sizes, UL ratings and customized interior accessories.

UL Rating Comparison
Is your business located in an urban / city area? If yes then you will be okay with the industry standard 1 Hour fire rating label on your safe.

Is a 2 hour fire rating better than a 1 Hour rated safe? In terms of fire protection the 2 hour safe offers superior protection from fire disaster. Does this mean you need to have the higher rated safe? Technically no, as it depends on what your are storing and if your building is equipped with sprinkler systems, etc.

Schwab 1 Hour Safe FireKing 2 Hour Safe FireKing 3 Hour Safe

As you research to compare safes make sure to ask colleagues and other storage or physical security professionals about their own choices and experiences.

Hard Drives

2008-11-12T12:29:00.005-06:00

Choices, Choices, Choices...
No matter what your storage requirements might be you can choose from a wide range of manufacturers of hard drives that offer a choice of USB, Firewire, NAS or iSCSI transfer speeds in a variety of flavors, shapes and sizes.

Brand Consideration
While most consumers know that they can pick up a Maxtor, Western Digital or Seagate hard drive at any box store, there are several other brands to choose from that offer great storage capacity and backup features.

Want to get elegant about your storage? If you answered yes then you should take a look at the Lacie custom made artist / designer hard drives. These award winning products will look great sitting in that new home entertainment center.

Fujitsu recently announced their partnership with ioSafe for the manufacturing of fireproof backup - an internal hard drive that is waterproof and can withstand damage during a disaster such as fire, flood or sprinklers systems.

Connectivity - USB? FireWire? NAS?
Which hard drive is best for you? Well this can depend on the type of digital media that you are storing (photos, images, video, etc) as well as how fast you need to access this data. NAS or network attached storage can offer data transfer speeds of up to 1 GB per minute - perfect for showing off family photo slideshow at blazing speeds this holiday season :) This doesn't mean you can't do the same with USB 2.0 or FireWire 400 or 800, but you'll get that data faster on a network!

If you are sharing the backup drive at the office or at home, you'll appreciate the NAS version even more! But please don't loose any doubt about direct attached storage USB devices!

So what can you learn here? Looks at your options, make a comparison of the pros and cons of each brand and read a lot of reviews before making your purchase!

Compare Fireproof Data Storage Safes

2008-11-11T09:15:00.003-06:00

Choosing the Best Safe for your Unique Business Needs
Part 1 of 3 in a Series for Comparing the Pros and Cons of Data Backup and Storage Products

There are many types, sizes and brands of data storage safes on the market today including industry leaders Schwab Corp, FireKing and ioSafe. While each of these safe manufacturers products have their own unique selling points, this series will compare, contrast and review each product as it relates to a a specific business problem or challenge and how each fireproof safe offers a solution.

Computer Media Storage Challenges
The proper storage of removable computer media tapes (DLT, LTO, etc) needs to be taken into consideration to prevent data loss, mitigate data security risks and improve both business operational objectives and meet storage goals.

Challenge Number #1
Improve Backup Media Security - this is accomplished by ensuring your safe is locked, has limited access control. Ensure that your safe has a lock that meets any federal or industry specifications. This can include HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) PCI storage requirements, etc. Data centers or locked door rooms are also optimal for achieving these goals.

Challenge Number # 2
Choosing the Right Fire Rating - the best fire rating for your unique business needs relates to you physical location and proximity to a local fire department. A one hour safe is typically the best choice for most businesses operating in a city / urban environment. Rural or remote office locations should strongly consider a fire safe with a 2 hour rating or the best 3 hour rating.

Challeng Number # 3
Improve Data Backup Strategy - if you have already implemented a tape backup strategy you should consider supplementing or replacing your tape drive system with a disk based solution. This will allow your to automate the data backup process as well as reduce yearly operating expenses by reducing the number of tape rotations. This can mean a drastic reduction in labor costs. It is suggested that if you supplement your tape media with hard drives that you still use a tape for weekly or monthly archiving of mission critical data.

A thorough review of ioSafe hardware to Dell, IBM, HP and other backup disk drives and servers will help you understand how combining fire protection, physical security and disk based backup into a single system or purchase offers better ROI in the short, medium and long term.

In the second part of this series will look more closely at each general data backup and storage challenge and provide complete lists of vendors, appliances, safes and solutions to both technology issues and solving business problems.

Gun Vault Construction, A Step by Step Guide

2008-10-23T08:46:00.006-05:00

Building a security vault in a new home can be accomplished in several ways. Many vaults that are built inside the home are made using a concrete block wall or poured concrete walls. Often times a vault that is built in a basement will have poured walls, while a free standing vault in a garage area is generally of block construction.

Over the course of the next few months we'll be posting blog entries to give you an intimate look into the construction of a gun vault and utilizing the Schwab Vault Door from Schwab Safe. Our goal is to provide custom home builders and architects with an intimate view into the installation of a vault door including the frame, setting the door and a view of a finished gun vault.

The picture above is a standard block wall room that will be used a security vault when the construction phase is complete. The owner has chosen to use a Schwab 2-hour fire rated steel vault door and has left a rough opening (RO) of 42.5" W x 83.5" Wide. This rough masonry opening will accomodate a Model # 7832 vault door.

As the construction process continues this blog will feature a video for the installation of the fire insulated door and the step by step photos from opening the crate to mounting the door into position.

To learn more about fire rated vault doors please visit www.klsecurity.com

Vault Door Security

2008-10-20T08:26:00.004-05:00

Homeowners across the country install vault doors in their homes during the construction phase to build both safe rooms and gun vaults. Over the years we have worked with hundreds of contractors and construction companies to ensure that they get the best vault doors with the most features.

Our Schwab Corp doors are available in 1,2,4 or 6 hour fire ratings depending on the application and distance to fire department. Soon we will be showcasing a door installation in a custom built home and provide photos of the entire process.

Sentry Safe

2008-10-13T08:00:00.004-05:00

This week Sentry Safe (proud new owner of Schwab Corp Safe Company) announced a 50% increase in sales in spite of an economy that is swaggering. While this news has come to us with confidence our company continues to be focused on the positive, providing the best support and service before and after the sale and giving our clients.

As 2009 quickly approaches we look forward to launching our new and improved websites to better serve our clients and provide the best online experience possible. You can and will always be able to call us Toll Free 1-866-867-0306 at any time and speak directly to a safe and data storage hardware expert.

Thank you to all of our clients who have helped make our progress possible! We look forward to continually serving your data storage and document storage needs!

FireKing Safe

2008-10-13T07:57:00.003-05:00

For more than 50 years FireKing has been providing businesses worldwide with fire safes and filing cabinets to store and secure vital business documents, records and removable computer media. We have been very fortunate to work with such a great manufacturer and customer service team at FireKing Security Group and want to say thanks for all of your assistance over the years helping us become a more successful company today.

As we look ahead we are focused on business growth and continuing to provide the best support, service, locksmith technical service and only the best fireproof safes and file cabinets possible.

Shredding On Site

2008-09-16T13:36:00.003-05:00

Document security is an essential element of doing business. When considering a mobile paper shredding service you should ask yourself a few questions to determine if it may be better to buy a paper shredder.

How much will a full year of mobile shredding cost you? The cost of a mobile shredding service will increase & never go away. With the rising cost of fuel and surcharges you could easily pay for a paper shredder very quickly.

Do you know the actual person shredding your documents and are they trustworthy? While most companies have strong reputations you have opened yourself up to a security risk by allowing papers to be taken off site.

Who has access to the paper bins at your office? If documents have confidential information, how secure are they now?

If the information is not shredded on site, where does it go and who else gets to see it?

No matter which service takes your documents, you are ultimately responsible for all the information.

Secure Filing Cabinet

2008-09-16T13:23:00.002-05:00

Your office has plenty of paper records stacked in boxes, in desks and you simply don't have the time to scan and digitally archive each and every document. It's time to itemized those vital records and put together a storage plan, buy a filing cabinet and protect the assets that are key to keeping your business going strong in a safe and secure cabinet.

No matter what size your business is, it's important to be able to protect important business papers from fire, flood, theft, etc. You've got several options to choose from including FireKing, Schwab Corp. and many others including Sentry to offer both security and fireproof storage protection.

All fire file cabinets should carry the UL fire-resistance rating for 1-hour, if you need more protection you can also add an impact rating or bump up to a 2-hour fire file for maximum protection. Typically if you are located in a city you will only need the 1-hour rating, 2-hour ratings are certainly more important to rural areas.

Always keep in mind that sensitive internal documents and customer records may need to be shredded on site or with a business-class paper shreddder. Proper document destruction can prevent your business from being liable for lost or stolen records which can be quite damaging to your reputation.

Computer Water Damage

2008-09-08T11:15:00.002-05:00

While many computer users take steps to protect digital data from fire damage it is important to remember that water damage can cause severe problems to circuit boards as well as data.

Today there are computer hardware manufacturers that engineer computer hard drives and backup systems that are waterproof and fire safe. It's best to research your options and determine how much data you need to store as well as if your data storage needs will grow in the future.

For more information you can visit www.hddfiresafe.com