Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology for over a dozen years, explaining the latest features, privacy tricks, and top recommendations. With degrees ...

Many of the deadbolt locks tested by Consumer Reports lack the level of protection you might want or expect. In our labs, a few well-placed kicks or a couple of minutes under assault from a cordless ...

Multiple editors have tested and appreciate the Schlage Encode for its ease of use and installation.

How often do you find yourself stranded outside your own home, searching frantically for keys in your pockets? Or maybe you have to grudgingly go all the way back to the parking lot every time you ...

Smart locks offer app-based features for deadbolts, retrofits, levers and more: Here's how you should choose the right one. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security and Smart Home Tyler has worked on, ...

As the husband of a hospital worker and father of an infant, I’m constantly disinfecting everything around our home because of the coronavirus, especially the door knobs after my wife gets home from ...