Garage Door Opener Security Flaws

Securing your garage door doesn t just mean the roll up door.

Garage door opener security flaws.

The mcafee advanced threat research atr team recently uncovered a security flaw in a popular connected garage door opener and a security design issue in an nfc meaning near field communication which is a technology that allows devices to communicate with each other smart ring used to unlock doors. Just like keeping this door locked this will ensure that the garage is your home s first line of defense but not the last. The walk through entry door called the service door is the no. Garage door are not only a weakness but provide criminals a shelter once inside.

The lever always has a hole in it to attach the release cord and some carriage assemblies have holes you can run the cable tie or wire through. 1 security weak spot in most garages. On some garage door openers you can use a plastic cable tie or some thin wire to tie the level to the carriage assembly it is attached to. If yours doesn t you can drill a hole.

Secure your interior door against break ins. To the casual passerby an open garage with a work truck pulled up to it doesn t look out of place or scream break in. It should be equipped with a dead bolt and a heavy duty strike plate just like any other exterior door in your house. As you ll read in the article below you have to look at every entrance point as a vulnerability.

He talks about cloud service authentication and security improvements offered. Lock the entry door. By mcafee on jan 06 2020.