If you’ve been meaning to add security to your residence or business, a smart lock is one of the best gadgets you can invest in. Like many smart home devices, smart locks are relatively simple ...

A smart lock offers the benefits of a conventional deadbolt without the need to carry a physical key. Instead, many smart locks have keypads for PINs and/or electronic keys, where the “key ...

Steering wheel locks were popular in the 1970s and 1980s when the standard of car security meant many cars could be unlocked using a paperclip, a front door key or a coat hanger. If nothing else, they ...

These were turned from a scrap of aluminum rod and an old flange-head bolt; when air pressure is applied, the bolt is drawn into the cylinder, which locks the arm in place. To make it easy to ...

That’s why you need a good deadbolt. Not ready to buy? You can probably make your current door lock more secure with a simple tweak. In one of our standard tests, Consumer Reports technicians ...