▲ 884 ▼ Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world 238 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That’s the standard: cheap and easy. Every lock I’ve bought since I’ve owned a house has had this. Done. But not enough. One of my doors was clearly kicked in for a previous owner, yet I saw long screws into the frame. That doesn’t guarantee they were there at the time but they might have. Regardless, the jamb is thin wood not really supported by anything. Screwing the strike plate into the framing helps, but that doesn’t keep the jamb from buckling and breaking until the door is no longer held by the strike plate. Reinforcing that jamb can make a huge difference against a standard burglar. How about a 60” steel reinforcement? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jamb-Repair-and-Reinforcement-Kit-59-1-2-in-Installed-Steel-Construction-White-U-11026/204254635 Or here are some good ideas - residential doors already have some of these covered by opening inward, rather than out https://www.accuratehardwarestore.com/how-to-reinforce-a-door/#:~:text=The%20best%20way%20to%20reinforce,all%20sides%20of%20the%20doorway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) That’s the standard: cheap and easy. Every lock I’ve bought since I’ve owned a house has had this. Done. But not enough. One of my doors was clearly kicked in for a previous owner, yet I saw long screws into the frame. That doesn’t guarantee they were there at the time but they might have. Regardless, the jamb is thin wood not really supported by anything. Screwing the strike plate into the framing helps, but that doesn’t keep the jamb from buckling and breaking until the door is no longer held by the strike plate. Reinforcing that jamb can make a huge difference against a standard burglar. How about a 60” steel reinforcement? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jamb-Repair-and-Reinforcement-Kit-59-1-2-in-Installed-Steel-Construction-White-U-11026/204254635 Or here are some good ideas - residential doors already have some of these covered by opening inward, rather than out https://www.accuratehardwarestore.com/how-to-reinforce-a-door/#:~:text=The%20best%20way%20to%20reinforce,all%20sides%20of%20the%20doorway. permalink fedilink source parent