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Create a Home Alarm System with a Raspberry Pi and Webcam

We've shown you before that home alarm systems don't have to be expensive. To prove that point even further over on Medium, Alex Nikolaidis shows off how to make a cheap home alarm system with a...

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The Best Projects and Gear to Set Up Your Secret Lair

Some people call it their battlestation, others call it their command center. In honor of Evil Week, we're going to call your home office setup your secret lair, and here are some of the best DIY...

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Make a DIY Laser Tripwire Alarm For Just a Few Bucks

When it comes to home security, it's simpler than you'd think to DIY a quality system. What's a security system without lasers, though?Read more...

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Build a Cheap Home Automation System in 10 Minutes with Ninja Blocks

Home security and automation are rarely mentioned in the same sentence as the word cheap, but it's totally possible if you're willing to do a few things yourself. We checked out a $200 DIY kit called...

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Turn a Raspberry Pi Into a Cheap Home Surveillance System

Home surveillance systems are incredibly expensive, but if you're looking for more of a DIY approach, Instructables user Scavix shows off how to build your own small-scale system for about $120 using a...

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Turn Your Mac Into a Home Security Camera with an Automator Script

There are all kinds of ways to make your own home security system, but if you're looking for something simple and cheap, Macworld shows off how to use your Mac's camera as a DIY security camera using...

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Basic Home Security Systems are Not as Safe as You Might Think

Many of us feel completely safe in a home protected by an automated security system, but security researchers Logan Lamb and Silvio Cesare found some easily replicated ways to get past some of the...

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Build a Wireless Home Security System With an Arduino

Making your own security system isn't too hard , but if you'd like a super cheap and simple method, Instructables user deba168 shows how to make a wireless motion detector with an Arduino.Read more...

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How to Hack Your Own Network and Beef Up Its Security with Kali Linux

Kali Linux is a security-focused operating system you can run off a CD or USB drive, anywhere. With its security toolkit you can crack Wi-Fi passwords, create fake networks, and test other...

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Build a Wi-Fi Webcam from an Old Android Phone

If you have an old Android phone you've upgraded from lying around, there are tons of projects to put it to good use, but this one is relatively easy and can bring you a little peace of mind: Turn it...

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Build a "Fake TV" Burglar Deterrent for When You're on Vacation

Most burglars are only interested in a place when it's obvious that there is nobody home . If you're going on vacation, this DIY build makes it look like there's always someone home watching TV,...

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Make Your Home More Secure by "Casing Your Joint"

Home security is important not only for protecting your belongings, but also your family. You can tell if your home is safe and secure pretty easily by testing it yourself. Read more...

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How to Secure Your Home When You’re a Renter

Owning a home comes with quite a few perks, but chief among them is security. Renters are 85% more likely to experience a home burglary than homeowners. When you own your home, it’s easy enough to...

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Perch Turns Your Old Phone or Tablet Into a Home Monitoring Service

Android/Windows: Home monitoring systems can be expensive if you have to buy all new hardware. Why bother, when your old phone has a perfectly good camera in it? Perch can use that camera, plus a lot...

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How to Build a Portable Hacking Station with a Raspberry Pi and Kali Linux

Cracking Wi-Fi passwords , spoofing accounts, and testing networks for exploits is all fun enough, but if you want to take the show on the road, you’ll want an easily portable rig. Enter Kali Linux and...

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Learning to Pick Locks Taught Me How Crappy Door Locks Really Are

About a month ago, I picked up a training lockpick set. I’ve always been curious about how lock picking works and how difficult it really is. In the process of learning, I discovered not only how easy...

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Build a Motion Detector Alarm That Reports Time and GPS Location Data

If you’re looking for a way to keep tabs on what’s happening around you, this battery-powered, GPS-enabled motion detector alerts you of a breach via SMS text message.Read more...

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This DIY Garage Door Opener and Camera Controls Your Door from Your Smartphone

We’ve shown you how to open your garage door via Bluetooth , but this method lets you open the door from anywhere—whether you’re home or not, and watch a live feed from your garage on your phone. It’s...

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Warberry Pi Is a Dead-Simple Pen Testing Toolkit for the Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a surprisingly useful tool to test the strength of your network. To add another tool to your network testing kit, Warberry Pi is a self-contained set of scripts that run...

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Build a Trip Wire Alarm From Parts You Have in the House

If you ever feel the need to make your own salvaged part trip wire alarm, it turns out it’s a pretty easy process. Over on YouTube, Node walks you through it. Read more...

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How to Make It Look Like You’re Home When You’re Traveling

Home burglaries increase around the holidays for obvious reasons: you’re gone, and your house is empty and vulnerable. While you’re away, you want to make sure your home is as secure as possible and...

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Four Tips From Ex-Burglars On How to Protect Your Home and Belongings

Nobody knows what deters burglars more than burglars. Here’s what former thieves recommend you do to safeguard your home from break-ins.Read more...

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Protect Your Privacy From Your Own Cloud Security Cameras

How many people put a sticky note over their laptop webcams because they’re worried about someone spying on them? Rumors of hackers accessing webcams and USB microphones are ever-present in today’s...

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Keep an Extra Car Key Fob by Your Bed

Most of us know the basics about how to make our homes unattractive to burglars—get a security system installed (or at least put one of those stickers in your window), keep a light on with a timer when...

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Are Google's New Nest Aware Plans Worth the Extra Cost?

The Google-owned home security company Nest updated its Nest Aware service with an all-new pricing model and some new features. Read more...

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