Padlocks are one of those everyday objects that seem ripe for the Internet of Things treatment, so it's no surprise that Master Lock has given its new line an intelligence boosting upgrade. Aimed at ...

__1887: __Harry Soref is born. The inventor will miniaturize the security of a bank vault into the everyday padlock. As a young man, Soref earned his living as a traveling locksmith in the United ...

Was the last number 23, or 32? Wait, is this even my lock? If you’ve ever been late for class or stuck at the gym because of a frozen analog combo lock, you’re in luck. With this digital directional ...

This story first appeared in WIRED 13.02 published in February, 2005. For a lock picker, the world is a different place. Take, for example, a typical suburban house, with a bicycle in the front yard ...

A union official says she expects to learn more Thursday from Master Lock as to why the company plans to close its large factory on the north side of Milwaukee. The expected meeting follows a rally ...

A computer security expert has detailed how to make a master key for an entire office building or apartment block using only one sample key and a simple process of ...