Everybody has a story about “that one time” something vanished; try not to let your possessions take front stage in the next episode. Modern technology that would make even a secret agent uncomfortable are breaking off the dusty padlock image and into the future with modern facilities.

Let us start with monitoring first. CCTV cameras used to be clumsy and blurry. These are all around us now, staring each corridor and corner enough clearly to capture a fly flying by your grandmother’s vase. Motion sensors cue recording such that none passes unspotted. Many buildings backup footage in the cloud, so even if someone tried the conventional “unplug the system,” the history of your unit is preserved.

Standard entrance today is swipe cards and keypad numbers. Keys are not falling out of coat pockets as regularly as they once did. Sometimes even a mobile app allows you to access your particular unit and the main gate using a unique code. Access control with a brain allows one to monitor guests and exits. Paid a payment but neglected? Faster than whatever streaming provider you choose, the system can block your access.

Several locations use biometric security—that is, facial or fingerprint recognition entry—to help to enhance things. That kind of stuff gives you the impression of hiding the royal jewels instead of merely the festival decorations from last year.

Control of the environment also discreetly meets security demands. Mould and bug management depends on regular temperature and humidity. Nobody wants a damp surprise damaging their priceless books or equipment.

Modern ministorage security lets you save your stuff and sleep like a baby. Whether you preserve family relics or a year’s worth of marketing materials, today’s tech monitors everything around the clock even after you have turned off the lights. Mind peace brought about by modernism’s twenty-first century security miracles.