Christmas holidays bring happiness and joy and draw family and friends together all around the world. But there is always a chance of thieves and burglars taking advantage of vacant homes and stealing precious belongings while the owners are away celebrating.

According to Mashable, friends and family all around the world spend time together on Christmas holidays and celebrate togetherness, love and peace. But the percentage chances of burglary rise during this time of the year, when thieves specifically target unoccupied homes when the owners are on vacations.

However, in the modern world of technology and with the increased use of multi-purpose smartphones, homeowners and holiday travelers can ensure their home safety. They can take few wise steps to keep their home secure, which are given below.

First, dark windows and completely unlit household gives the feeling that the house is vacant. The owners can repel the thieves from their unoccupied home through setting up timers on lighting. It gives the impression of people turning off and on lights, but if the lights off and on at the same time, thieves can recognize the pattern.

Owners can avoid that by randomizing the timers on your lighting. This tragedy is foolproof as through this, you can control lighting and sound elements in your home. Samsung SmartThings, when paired with external smart home technology such as Philips Hue, enable you to control your lighting timers easier than ever.

You can also control the sound system in your home, like a stereo or wireless speakers, when you pair SmartThings with Bose SoundTouch. Controlling lightings as well as turning on music can surely work together to give the impression that the house is indeed full of life.

Second, as reported by Wiki How, if you have plans to go anywhere, don't advertise on social media (such as Facebook and Twitter). This may sound a lot easier, but the people who are in a habit of sharing personal information needs to refrain from it especially.

Thirdly, break through an older sliding doors is very much convenient even when locked. A burglar can open it up by popping them off their frames, as mentioned by Protected Home. The latest ones are more secure, but still one should take as much precaution as he can.

A strong dowel, steel bar or two-by-four inserted into the back groove will prevent the door from sliding back and opening when tried to open wrongly.

Lastly, police can prove to be a big help and can actually stop the crime before happening. You can request the police to check your property if you have plans to go out of the town.

Protect your house with such wise tips and enjoy your vacation without taking any kind of stress.