Don’t Let Your Automatic Garage Door System Get Hacked!

We live in an age where technology is advancing at a pace that most people can’t keep up with. This phenomenon has led to a knowledge gap between those in the know and those who aren’t that is absolutely MASSIVE. Hackers who have managed to stay on the technological cutting edge are able to access an ever increasing number of personal devices and information and they are finding more and more creative ways to exploit that information for their benefit. From computers to cell phones, almost all of your personal information is available to those who know how to get it and are willing to do so, but that is common knowledge. What isn’t commonly known is how much access hackers now have to your home with the advent of ‘smart’ homes and appliances that are wireless or remote controlled, which could grant them free entry to your home as well as access to your most precious valuables.

Your garage door is one of the appliances that you have that is at risk of being hacked and leaving your home exposed for vandalism and intrusion. This is especially true with older automatic garage door opener models which are easier to access with modified signals because they haven’t been equipped to combat modern technology and techniques.  Newer models of automatic garage door openers have safe guards against pirated signals and will be much harder to hack than their older counterparts. One example of the modern countermeasures in place is signal scramblers that constantly change the frequency that the garage door opener will respond to. The nature of these changes is random, which all but eliminates a hacking thief’s ability to manipulate your garage door in your absence.   It doesn’t take much for the older models to be hacked as you can see in this video in which a hacker hacks into an automatic garage door system with a child’s toy. If all it takes is a Mattel toy designed for children to be able to hack into your garage, most of us are at risk and should be majorly concerned about how easy it can be to have our homes breached. While upgrading your automatic garage door system may seem like a daunting investment, it pales in comparison to what will happen if your home is burglarized. That takes away not only your belongings and valuables, but also robs you of priceless piece of mind and feelings of safety and security.

Protecting your home and keeping your family safe requires knowledge of your home’s weaknesses as well as knowledge of what potential offenders are practicing.  They are always looking for ways around security measures in order to capitalize, stay ahead of them. Your garage is the most at risk part of your home when it comes to break-ins; protect it by arming your automatic garage door system with a modern opener that is resistant to pirated signals and frequencies. Keeping you and your family safe cannot possibly have a price and if your own an old garage door opener you are almost asking for someone to test it’s security capabilities.