The front door is the first line of security in your home. Relying on a single locking mechanism just doesn't make sense.

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Many of the deadbolt locks tested by Consumer Reports lack the level of protection you might want or expect. In our labs, a few well-placed kicks or a couple of minutes under assault from a cordless ...

In 2017, there were an estimated 1.4 million burglaries across the nation. More than half of these burglaries occurred through forced-entry to the property. Front door locks are one of a homeowner’s ...

Whether you have a family to protect or you live alone, extra security is never a bad idea. While standard door locks will do a decent job, there are many other locks with added security to give you ...

Q: I own a single-family rental house. The new tenant wants me to install a dead-bolt lock on the door between the garage and the kitchen for additional safety. I have already put dead bolts on all ...

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in ...

Every product we recommend is chosen through a combination of Primary Research and Secondary Research. With technology permeating every aspect of our lives, the idea of home security has changed ...