Protecting Your Garage Door From Hackers

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Protecting Your Garage Door From Hackers
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• There can be no disputing the fact that garage
  doors have improved in leaps and bounds over the
  decades, and they are now more attractive, robust
  and secure than ever before. With a wide range of
  styles, colours and materials to choose from,
  selecting a new garage door that will compliment
  your home while keeping you safe, has never been
  more exciting, and many homeowners are opting to
  upgrade their garage doors.
• However, while most modern garage doors now have
  electronic or digital locking systems to help
  improve security, they can still be vulnerable to
  some criminals, particularly those who use
  hacking techniques. Criminals may get a hold of
  your digital code or know how to manually release
  the door from the opener.

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• Heres how hackers can gain unlawful access to
  your garage, and how you can prevent that from
  happening
• Hackers and your digital security system
• If your garage door has an old digital security
  system, then you may be vulnerable to hackers who
  can steal your single fixed digital code, and
  simply enter your garage, and then your home.
  New, more modern systems use a rolling or hopping
  code, which is passed between the opener and its
  corresponding remote and is altered each time you
  click the button. Because the code changes each
  time the door is opened and closed, hackers are
  not able to intercept it and use it to trespass.

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• In some cases, sophisticated hackers block the
  garage door from opening just as the code is
  being transmitted and record it. Then, at the
  second attempt, a new code is sent, and the
  garage door opens. The criminal now has an old
  code that was generated but not used to
  completion, and unfortunately, some older garage
  door security systems might still enable this
  code to work.
• Upgrading your security system
• This is the simplest and most effective way of
  ensuring that even the most sophisticated of
  criminals cannot gain access to your garage or
  home. With a rolling code system, not only are
  the codes generated randomly each time the opener
  is used, but they are encrypted, making it even
  tougher for criminals to hack their way into the
  system.

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• This extra layer of security is vital and will
  give you the peace of mind that every homeowner
  is looking for.
• Garage door repairs
• While its important to have the newest digital
  system for your garage door, its also important
  to ensure that your door cant be physically
  broken into, so get any repairs fixed as quickly
  as possible, and have your door and its
  mechanical components serviced at least every
  couple of years.
• Garage door installation has become a much
  quicker process over the years, and so if you do
  need to get your garage door replaced, it can be
  done hassle-free.

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• If you would like to upgrade to a newer, more
  modern digital system, to help keep you and your
  family safe from harm, talk to your local garage
  door installation professional, who can run you
  through the options with you.
• Golden Locks Inc is a local locksmith company
  with years of experience and trained staff
  skilled in locksmith services for both
  residential and commercial clients and garage
  door installation in huntington beach. We also
  specialize in automotive lock repair services for
  cars, bikes and trucks and installation,
  servicing and repair of high quality security
  systems, access control systems and CCTV systems.
  If you are looking for a locksmith or safes or
  garage door repair in huntington beach, visit our
  website or call us at [phone].