A friend sent me this YouTube link to share with ya'll. It's a video clip from a news report on "Lock Bumping"
Essentially, the point is this - If you don't have a certain type of high quality locks on your front doors , you are at risk. There are videos all over the internet right now teaching people how to make special keys that can open your door locks just by "bumping" them into the lock a certain way. I'm not going to link to them here, but trust me, they are there. You must watch this video clip to believe it.
Tips to Protect Your Family
Get "Bump-Proof Locks" - Thankfully, we have Medeco locks which are one of the few "bump-proof" locks. The Medeco site has an article about how they Combat the Bump Key here. According to the Medeco article,
"Medeco is commonly known as a ‘bump proof lock’ by those who view picking as a sport. Standard locks utilize a single locking point, while high security locks such as Medeco utilize multiple locking technologies. To see why Medeco is not vulnerable to this type of attack, a short video is available at www.medeco.com in the Interactive Security Solutions link."
Here are some more tips from Wikipedia on how to make sure your locks are not vulnerable to lock bumping.
"Ironically, more precise manufacturing tolerances within the cylinder make bumping easier as the pins move more freely and smoothly. Also, more expensive locks made of hardened steel are actually more vulnerable because they are less prone to damage during the bumping process which might cause a cheaper lock to jam.
Locks having security pins (spool or mushroom pins, etc.)—even when combined with a regular tumbler mechanism—generally make bumping somewhat more difficult, but not impossible.
Electronic locks, magnetic locks, and locks using rotating disks are not vulnerable to this attack.
Because a bump key must have the same blank profile as the lock it is made to open, restricted or registered key profiles are much safer from bumping, as the correct keyblanks cannot legally be obtained without permission and/or registration with relevant locksmiths' associations."
Here's to staying one step ahead...
