{"id":3785,"date":"2022-03-29T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alarm-reviews.net\/?p=3785"},"modified":"2022-12-16T07:51:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:51:42","slug":"how-to-defend-against-lock-bumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alarm-reviews.net\/how-to-defend-against-lock-bumping\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Defend Against Lock Bumping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Key Lock Doesn’t Keep all the Bad Guys Out<\/span><\/h2>\n

Quite plainly, more than 90% of Tumbler locks<\/strong>\u00a0are susceptible to lock bumping. Lock bumping is a process of accessing and opening a lock with the use of a bump key.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a relatively fast and easy method in use by burglars to gain access to homes. Ironically, high-quality locks may be more vulnerable to lock bumping than the others. This is explained by the precise nature of the manufacturing components within the cylinder, furthermore. Hardened steel locks are more vulnerable to lock bumping because they are less likely to be damaged during a bumping attempt than their cheaper counterpart.<\/p>\n

How does lock bumping work?<\/span><\/h4>\n

Facts by the department of justice put the number of burglary with no sign of forced entry at 2\/3 of the total burglary cases, a likely exploit is lock bumping. Lock bumping utilizes a specially cut key otherwise known as the 999 key to gain entrance into a property.\u00a0 After insertion into the key hole, the key is then struck thereby transferring mechanical energy through the apparatus to unarm the lock. This technique requires no special skill and is fairly successful most of the times.<\/p>\n

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Image of a burglar attempting ‘Lock Bumping’<\/em><\/p>\n

How can you defend against lock bumping?<\/h3>\n