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> My house's front door lock is broadly the same interface as my great-grandparent's front door lock True, but your house's front door lock is very likely to o
by sushibowl 4y ago
> My house's front door lock is broadly the same interface as my great-grandparent's front door lock
True, but your house's front door lock is very likely to offer quite poor security. Most house locks are vulnerable to bumping attacks that are almost trivial to pull off. The only reason this is acceptable is the threat model you're dealing with when securing a physical house is very different from securing an internet-connected computer.
Moreover, while the threats against your front door have remained marginally the same as those against your great-grandparent's door, computers and the network they are operating in change extremely frequently. All the security recommendations you're naming were quite reasonable for their time but rapidly became outdated.
- orra 4y agoAlso, people should definitely upgrade their front door locks! A three star euro cylinder will snap, instead of letting the intruder in. While surely nothing offers complete security, it massively increases the effort required to break in (from essentially zero).
- njarboe 4y agoWell constructed deadbolt on inside only. Much more concerned with a break in when I'm home than when I'm away and this will help dramatically.
- sleepybrett 4y agoVery few break-ins are accomplished via defeating a lock with something in the vein of a pick (bumping, pick gun, etc). Most break in are accomplished via a broken window/glass door.
- mjevans 4y agoIf someone _really_ wants in, the windows are an even weaker point. Obvious at a glance breakage probably not even necessary... (those latches seem awfully flimsy).
- pwython 4y agoA similar argument I have with my wife: She insists on only living in gated communities. I'm like, "it's just a PVC pipe that goes up and down, it's not fort knox." But for some reason that gives her peace of mind, and worth the HOA fee of $350/mo.
- wing-_-nuts 4y agoMy God. My condo complex is responsible for all external maintenance. It has steel gates that would stop an f150. They handle water, gas and trash pickup and it only costs $230/mo. It's in a fairly pricey area. I feel like you're getting robbed.
- InitialLastName 4y ago> I feel like you're getting robbed. They very explicitly said they're paying enormous amounts of money to avoid being robbed (I'm not missing the irony here).
- xeromal 4y agoMy HOA is 250 a year. haha
- pwython 4y agoTo be fair, there are also metal gates, probably aluminum... but they only close after 8pm. I think it's more for aesthetics really. The communities in Palm Beach County miss the mark on being bad & boujee.
- tigeroil 4y agoFunnily enough where I live those gated communities have actually ended up being specifically targeted, because funnily enough people assume that if you can afford to live there you probably have stuff worth taking.
- corobo 4y agoAt a certain point the walls will be the weak point to a dedicated attacker. Time to dig a moat to scare off the backhoes! Something I found out recently is that my lockable desk drawer can be thwarted by giving it a sharp shove to the right while pulling the drawer. It juuust about pops the metal locking rod out of the mechanism for a moment, if you're pulling on the drawer it'll just open.. Found it out when I misplaced the key, haha.