Locks are designed to keep honest people out. (Dishonest people can always break a window.) But that doesn't mean that honest people can't enjoy picking them. I've been an amateur lock picker for four ...

Noted security expert Marc Weber Tobias contributes a new column, The Lockdown, exposing the shoddy security you may depend on. Locks that are not at risk In yesterday's column, I set up key bumping - ...

Since ancient times, people have secured their homes and safeguarded their cherished possessions with locks. The oldest known door lock, approximately 4,000 years old, was found in palace ruins near ...