There are many things that you can do to help protect yourself against Lock Bumping. The security experts suggest the the same old basic things apply. Keep your house well lit up, get a dog or simply replace the old locks with bump proof locks. Watch out when looking for a bump proof lock. It seems that most locks are not bump proof at all but simply bump resistant which makes it more difficult for the lock bumper to bump the lock. However the best candidate is the Bi-Lock which is highly recommend by the locksmith community as the best defense against lock bumping.

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