Are double-keyed deadbolts legal? Are they safer? More secure? Great questions. First, let's define a double-keyed deadbolt. It's a deadbolt that locks from the inside and the outside with a key. This ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

Maintaining a truly smart home takes more than simply connecting to a digital assistant and a voice-activated speaker. Smart locks—or smart deadbolts, more accurately—streamline your daily routine and ...

According to Kryptonite, its patent-pending hardened double-deadbolt and pick-resistant disc cylinder raises the bar of bike ...

Editor's Note: In August 2020, PCMag and Bitdefender released a report alleging that August and Yale Android apps when working with Connect modules were vulnerable to a hack during setup mode that ...

Smart lock startup Level has a new version of its lock available, and this one includes Apple Home Key out of the box. The new Level Lock+ is almost identical to its predecessor, the Level Lock Touch, ...

There are many things you can do to boost home security, such as adding an alarm system or getting a guard dog, but unless you have working deadbolt locks and actually use them, your home isn’t secure ...

‘Everything that gets locked, gets unlocked,’ said one professional. So it’s a matter of your preference and what your home can accommodate. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: My home has been broken into on ...

We recently moved into an apartment and the door to our unit only had a keyed doorknob lock (push button inside). Not being comfortable with that minimal level of protection, we had a locksmith ...

Ever needed to lock the deadbolt behind you but didn't have a key to the door? Admittedly, this isn't a problem you'll get into every day, but Instructables user Hextor has a clever solution should ...

There are many things you can do to boost home security, such as adding an alarm system or getting a guard dog, but unless you have working deadbolt locks and actually use them, your home isn’t secure ...