400,000 home burglaries take place from november to december. but you don't have to be a victim. we've got a security consultant from adt.com and he's joining me live from boston to share certain tips on how to keep all of our homes safe even when we're not there. robert, good to have you with us. this is a really busy time of year for someone like yourself. is it because people let their guards down more during the holidays, or there are people out there that are really looking to take advantage and be more aggressive? >> it's a little bit of both. i would say that definitely the criminal is a little more aggressive this time of the year. you know, like you said, millions of traveling, they're leaving, going to friends and families, they're going, you know, taking their vehicles, they're shopping, their houses are dark and mail might be piling up and newspapers might be pilingup, and the bad guy, you know, they're shopping, just like you and i are shopping, but they are shopping inside of your home, grabbing your gifts, grabbing your plasma tv, grabbing your jeweljewelry, mak