Garage break-in technique exposed
As a security professional, I sometimes struggle with how much information to divulge about security vulnerabilities. However, by the time it makes YouTube and links circulate in email, my general thought is that criminals already know about it and the benefits of informing the public outweigh the risk.
As you can see in this YouTube video, it is possible to open many residential garage doors using only a simple wedge and a wire hook. What was intended as a safety feature to allow the door to be opened without power creates a security vulnerability. Using a plastic cable tie might be the best way to address this, provided that you have a way to cut the cable tie if you need to open the door during a power failure.
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Kudos
Hmmm nice one. I’ll be passing that along to a few people.
We also saw this YouTube video and were shocked to see how easy it was to get into our garage. It concerned us that we might need to use a ziptie to secure the latch, so we set out to find a different solution. Last July, my late husband and I applied for a patent on our new product, the NO ENTRY LATCH GUARD.
It is a simple, inexpensive cover that holds the rope and handle and slips over the manual release cover and secured with a nylon bolt and nut onto the trolley. Installation requires no special tools and can be put into place in the amount of time it takes someone to break into the garage.
The average insurance claim of a garage break in is over $1900. Our product costs under $25 per garage door.
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Liz Shepherd, CEO
Safe Door, LLC