Getting past a locked door is easy if you have the right tools. It’s just a matter of knowing how to adjust the pins inside to an even level while turning the mechanism at the same time when ...

Noted security expert Marc Weber Tobias contributes a new column, The Lockdown, exposing the shoddy security you may depend on. The Bump Key: A new old threat to the security of mechanical locks The ...

The keys are increasingly being used in burglaries across the country. — -- It used to be that only locksmiths used bump keys -– a modified key that can be used to open many kinds of locks –- but ...

Chances are, your home’s front door is vulnerable to a crime that can be accomplished by a novice: lock-bumping. With a specially cut “bump key” and the well-timed whack of a hammer, someone can ...

One of the hairier unintended consequences of cheap 3-D printing is that any troublemaker can duplicate a key without setting foot in a hardware store. But clever lockpickers like Jos Weyers and ...

[Barry] took one of his blog readers comments to heart and started wondering just what happens when you bump a lock. As suggested, he made a cut away lock core and started experimenting. [Barry] doesn ...