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Here’s a neat but nasty little criminal hack that some smart folks at UC San Diego just released as a proof-of-concept: it’s possible for someone to clone your house keys from a photograph taken up to 200 feet away. The keys used in the most common residential locks in the United States have a series of 5 or 6 cuts, spaced out at regular intervals.

When you think of adding security to doors and windows, you might think of those ugly bars you see on storefronts and houses in the bad parts of town, but there are plenty of stylish upscale options when it comes to residential security.

When we think of a locksmith, our general idea is about a person who repairs locks and makes keys for these locks. It requires a lot of skill to become a Locksmith. Some amount of education is also required. The traditional idea about this trade is that a person would be learning the skills required in this trade under the watchful eyes of a master as hands-on experience.

Your-Locksmith.com is a Chicago based locksmith company, that offers lockout services, lock installations, rekey, master key, keyless entry, car keys and much more. read more

Dayton Lock Company has an extensive selection of locks and keys for every need. They can provide locksmith services in their Wayne, PA store or bring a mobile unit to you. Dayton Lock Company serves the Philadelphia, Main Line and Tri-County Area.

If you want to feel safe and secure in your home, you’ll want the best of the best. The best being someone like A Security Locksmith in Downingtown, PA. They have 35 years of experience to back up their reputation and provide both Commercial and Residential Services with coupon offers.

When you think of adding security to doors and windows, you might think of those ugly bars you see on storefronts and houses in the bad parts of town, but there are plenty of stylish upscale options when it comes to residential security.

Most burglaries are attempted by opportunist thieves and every two out of ten burglaries don’t even use force to break in. They get in through an open window or door. It is important to fit strong locks to the doors and windows of your property and keep them fully locked when not required.

Researchers Crack Medeco High-Security Locks With Plastic Keys Linux Today Mon, 08/11/2008 - 08:34 Wired: "...plastic used in all of these credit cards can be easily fashioned into simulated keys that open three kinds of M3 high-security locks made by the Virginia-based Medeco Security Locks company

Researchers at DefCon in Vegas have demonstrated that they can make "high security" Medeco key-blanks out of the plastic used in credit-cards, and then whittle them into working keys by referring to low-resolution photos of original keys.