With 2.5 million burglaries happening yearly, 57.5% of which involve forceful entry, safety should be a priority consideration. While a quality home safe might be ideal for your prized tech or ornaments, there are some items you cannot take chances with, like a will and business documents. Therefore, you need a better safe-a high-security safe. High-security safes offer more protection through additional security features that address the flaws of ordinary safes.
Benefits of a High-Security Safe
There are three main benefits of investing in a high-security safe.
1. They offer a maximum level of theft deterrence
High-security safes use reinforced steel bolts that can withstand excessive force and use tools that burglars use to break into regular home safes. These safes can resist attacks from rigorous punching, drilling, chiseling, prying, and other tampering attacks.
They are also resistant to different tools, carbide drills, picking tools, electric tools, and pressure-applying devices. These safes can withstand tools and devices whose impact would snap or bend regular bolts, exposing your property. A good example is the CMI high-security safes, which are resistant to Torch and Drills, offering unbeatable protection in case of theft.
2. Better build quality that resists damage
High-security safes are partly made of concrete material, usually thick steel, and feature composite structures. These multi-layered walls offer additional protection and protect the contents from fire, water, and other damage. For example, the Burg Wachter 121E safe has a double-walled body and door with sturdy assembly for extra protection.
While no safe offers 100% protection from fire, the build quality of high-quality safes protects against fire. They can withstand fire damage up to a certain time, which the manufacturer indicates. So, it buys you time, which can be valuable to you and the contents.
For example, the Guardall KCR615 has a 60 minutes fire rating for paper, meaning it can withstand fire for an hour before damaging paper inside the safe. Most rescue attempts would happen before the one-hour lapse, keeping your contents safe. In comparison, most regular safes can only withstand fire for 30 minutes, or less barely enough to extinguish a fire.
3. Unpickable Locks
Your safe is only as good as its lock. Unlike regular home safes, which use conventional cylinders and key locks, high security safes use complicated cylinders, and combination locks, which are virtually impossible to pick.
For example, the Platinum Urban U1 uses a complex digital locking mechanism with a key override and Bluetooth. The digital locks make it easier to access the safe, especially in an emergency that needs you to get into the safe and retrieve the document. Should the electronic lock malfunction, you can use the key override to bypass the electronic system.
Who Needs a High-Security Safe?
Since high-security safes offer unbeatable protection for high-value items, they are costly compared to regular safes. Therefore, they may not be necessary for everyone. They are an investment to keep high-value items safe and are ideal for homes with high-value items and businesses.
Homes with expensive items might need high-security safes to store items that may be desirable to criminals and difficult to insure. While alarm systems and CCTV can help, a high-security safe remains unbeatable for physical attempts on valuable possessions.
Most businesses contain high-value items, including legal assets, confidential documents, and sensitive files. Business documents are important for successful operation and maintaining trade secrets, and a breach, loss, or damage could set back the business. They need a high-security safe to enhance the security of these items and keep the business running.
Get Your High-Security Safe Delivered and Installed
Locked does not mean secure. So, if you have items that need better protection, get a high-security safe from Safes Australia today. We have a variety of high-security safes with advanced levels of security to ensure you protect your possessions in the best way possible.
Our collection of high-security safes has been awarded certificates and received accreditations. We have small and large units and can evaluate your needs to ensure you choose the right safe. We also deliver, install and offer follow-up service should you need it in the future.
