Setup with Nest but my neighborhood is getting worse. Now I’m rethinking my home security.

My current setup:

  • I have multiple Nest cams inside and outside my home and garage. I actually like the Nest cams configurability and they’ve served us well so far. That said, I’m not married to them.
  • I setup Armor Concepts door armor on my back door and garage door.
    • I don’t have it on my front door, but my front door has a storm door that locks.
  • My house is about 1600 sqft with a disconnected garage.
    • Two doors, front and back.
    • 2 normal windows that are accessible without a ladder.
    • 4 smaller basement windows that one could in theory(but not easily) break and crawl through.
    • I wouldn’t lose sleep over keeping my garage just monitored with Nest cams as I don’t keep much in there outside my cars and the door is pretty sturdy.
  • I have a bigger budget and I am willing to pay for the best solutions.

Questions:

  1. Do I need window/door sensors if I already have Nest cameras covering most of those? If so, which brands/models are best? I know Nest used to have some but they are discontinued.
  2. Although I like Nest, I can’t always be available to check my phone and cameras. Is it worth having a 3rd party company do monitoring? If so, which ones are best? And how much do those usually run?
  3. I have some smaller basement windows. Are there any decent solutions there? I’ve heard of maybe film coverings? Additional sensors?

Thanks in advance!

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What are some potential implications of AI for hacking?

AI looks pretty powerful so far, even in its limited state of usage and capability.

How do you think it will impact hacking?

Will it pioneer new “hacks” and “exploits”?

Will it make extremely sophisticated social engineering attacks at a pace that no human can match?

What do you, the experts, think?

Assuming that you aren’t all bots already 🙂

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