TestedComparison · 18 tested
The 7 outdoor cameras that still recorded when the Wi-Fi dropped
We cut power and internet to eighteen cameras. Eleven went blind. Here is what the survivors have in common — and the two that cost under $90.
Guide
How to reinforce a sliding patio door in 20 minutes
The slider is the softest opening on most houses. Three cheap parts and a screwdriver took ours from 12 seconds to defeat to over four minutes.
Apps
Six security apps, ranked by what they do when you lose signal
Push alerts are worthless offline. We put six apps in a faraday bag mid-alarm to see which ones caught up afterwards.
Data
Where burglars actually enter — 4,412 police reports, mapped
Not the front door. Not the second floor. Three openings account for more than two thirds of forced entries in our sample.
Start here
Pillar hubs01
Perimeter
Doors, frames, windows, garage, fencing. The layer that decides whether entry needs tools.
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Detection
Cameras, contact sensors, motion, monitoring. What tells you it is happening, and proves it later.
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Response
Who acts, how fast, and what you do in the first ninety seconds.
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Resilience
What keeps working when power, internet or water stop.
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