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? In the video above, MAKE Magazine shows how to create your own ...

Instructables user [EngineeringShock] has been hard at work building a laser trip wire security system, complete with a combination lock. The security system works just like you see in the movies, ...

Whether you’re trying to catch an intruder or give someone a good scare, you can build this simple tripwire alarm in only a few minutes. This post is part of our Evil Week series at Lifehacker, where ...

Sometimes security doesn’t need to be overly complex to be effective. Instructables user [1234itouch] recently built a simple laser tripwire alarm that can be mounted virtually anywhere, complete with ...

While the Web is full of DIY electronics projects, few are useful as they are entertaining. That’s not the case with this one here, however — a laser tripwire alarm system, which can be used to secure ...

In this week's print edition, we put together some security tips for backyard cannabis growers, including scarecrow tactics and remote surveillance recommendations, as well as notes on booby trap do's ...