Lock Bumping

When you lock the door each night before going to bed or before going to work you are putting the state of your possessions, and your well-being, at the mercy of your locks. You put your trust in your locks to truly work as described on the package.

But are you truly safe? When you lock those doors are you really being provided with high-grade protection?

You may have heard about a method called “key bumping” or “lock bumping,” which is a way of quickly unlocking a door without needing much lock picking experience at all.

What’s scariest about this method is how simple it is. With a method like this any person, experience or no, can break into your home.

How does lock bumping work?

First we must learn what a “bump key” is in order to answer this question.

A “bump key” is a filed down key that matches the size and shape of the lock you’re trying to unlock.

This bump key is inserted into the lock and then tapped lightly with a rubber mallet until the pins are temporarily pushed up- allowing the cylinder to turn.

This is not a hard trick to learn and when done right it is an effective way of unlocking a lock quickly and quietly.

How can I protect myself against lock bumping?

There aren’t many ways to protect yourself other than equipping yourself with high-security locks, which can be expensive.

A high-security lock boasts more complex and multi-layered locking mechanisms as well as patented designs that allows manufacturer to decide on how many blank keys to create.

Combination locks, electronic locks, magnetic locks and rotating-disk locks are other methods that can prevent lock bumping. Cylinder protectors (devices that cover the front of the lock to prevent tampering) are also an option.

Any other ways?

While there aren’t many ways to tamper with the lock to physically help it stand up to lock bumping there are ways to prevent the burglar from choosing your house in the first place.

Putting lights around your house, getting rid of bushes that can serve as hiding spots for burglars, alarm company signs on your front lawn and an actual alarm system are all great ways to improve your security.

Conclusion

In reality, there’s not much you can do to protect your lock from lock bumping, but there are extra things you can do to increase the chance a burglar sees your house and moves on.

It’s about mind games with these burglars. Just make them think someone is home or that the security measure in your house is higher than it really is- as long as it can keep a burglar away it’s a perfect method.

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