A custom locking mechanism looks simple from the outside, but the hidden engineering makes it far more difficult to bypass.

Even though the very concept of an ‘unpickable lock’ is as plausible as making water not be wet, this doesn’t take away from the intellectual thrill of devising solutions to picking attacks and ...

Every time manufacturers bring a new “unpickable” lock to market, amateur and professional locksmiths descend on the new product to prove them wrong. [Shane] from [Stuff Made Here] decided to try his ...

In the more innocent days of April, we showed you a mystery bike lock that purported to be “unpickable.” A hidden keyhole was supposed to prevent picks from getting into the lock. It seemed rock-solid ...

“Look on my works, ye burglars, and despair.” These were the words used to describe the locks of Jeremiah Chubb, an iron worker in 19th-century London who was renowned for his Detector, a security ...

Computer security is a hot topic. Ask Barclays. Or Halifax. Or Egg. Or any other financial institution which has recently discovered the hazards of online banking. Most such institutions probably ...

A Bethel resident is taking a step toward "making America safer" by inventing a device that he says makes any lock impossible to pick. Lyle Wahlberg and his business partner, Lloyd Goodnow created ...