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Home Security: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

Latest Home Security Top Picks

Latest Home Security Stories

Although Amazon's Big Deal Days are over, we managed to hand pick some home security items still on sale just for you. Grab'em while you can!

By Shubham Yewale
Amazon October Prime Big Deal Days 2024 Home Security

There's less than half a day left to take advantage of massive price cuts on smart locks, bulbs, speakers and more. Prime Big Deal Days ends at midnight!

By K. Thor Jensen
Amazon October Prime Big Deal Days 2024 Smart Home

Ding, dong! You're running out of time to take advantage of Amazon's fall sales event and lock down the best prices on home security gear. Act fast!

By Shubham Yewale
Amazon October Prime Big Deal Days 2024 Home Security

Ding, dong! We're on the lookout for the best savings at Amazon's fall sales event so you can lock down the very best prices for making your home more safe and more secure.

By Shubham Yewale
Amazon October Prime Big Deal Days 2024 Home Security

Amazon's fall sales event is an excellent time to upgrade your dwelling and make it a bit little smarter (on the cheap) thanks to these (early) deep discounts on hot smart home products.

By K. Thor Jensen
Amazon October Prime Big Deal Days 2024 Smart Home

Looking for an alarm system to make you feel more secure? We've tested all the top professional-install and DIY home security packages to help you decide which one is right to protect your family and property.

By John R. Delaney  & Alex Colon
Vivint Smart Home

Keep an eye on everything happening outside your entryway with affordable and powerful doorbell cameras at deep discounts

By K. Thor Jensen
Various video doorbells on colorful background

Ring Protect is now Ring Home. It's the same price, but adds things like extended live camera views and video previews in notifications, as well as sending doorbell rings to your phone.

By Jibin Joseph
 Ring Stick Up Cam Pro

We install and test more than 100 smart devices in our homes each year to determine their ease of use, reliability, and performance to help you choose the best ones for your budget.

By John R. Delaney
Google Nest Hub

After gathering feedback from thousands of readers, we can confidently say that these home security brands make the best cameras, sensors, video doorbells, and smart locks.

By Eric Griffith
Readers'-Choice--Home-Security Credit René Ramos; Waeel quttene Shutterstock.com

Every day, we head into the deal mines, digging for savings and discounts on the best electronics out there. And every day, there's one deal that stands above them all. This is that deal!

By Shubham Yewale
Blink Outdoor 4 (4th Gen) + Battery Extension Pack

Home security firm ADT confirms hackers breached internal systems and swiped customer information. It doesn't currently think that customer security systems were accessed.

By Kate Irwin
Blue ADT sign in the yard in front of a building.

Blink and Ring both offer a diverse selection of products, but which smart home security company should you choose? We've thoroughly tested both brands and are here to help you decide.

By David Paiz-Torres
Blink vs. Ring
3.5

The Ring Mailbox Sensor will let you know when your mailbox has been opened and can trigger Alexa and other Ring devices.

By John R. Delaney
4.0

The Ring Alarm Security Kit home security system that is easy to install to install on your own, offers affordable professional monitoring, and interacts with other Ring devices and dozens of smart locks and switches.

By John R. Delaney
Ring Alarm Security Kit
4.0
Editors' Choice

The Ring Alarm Pro is a DIY smart home security system and a Wi-Fi mesh router in one, and handles both tasks with aplomb.

By John R. Delaney
Ring Alarm Pro
3.5

The Frontpoint security system is costly but offers a valuable range of security, home automation, and environmental components.

By John R. Delaney
Frontpoint Home Security System bundle

Is that a neighbor coming to visit or an intruder? SimpliSafe takes its 24/7 Live Guard Protection outside and uses a combination of AI and live agents to thwart burglars.

By Joe Hindy
A person holding a phone with options to monitor outside
4.5
Editors' Choice

The Abode iota is an easy-to-install all-in-one security system loaded with features including a 1080p camera, a motion sensor, multiple wireless radios, a built-in siren, and support for many third-party devices and platforms.

By John R. Delaney
Abode iota All-In-One Security Kit
4.0
Editors' Choice

If you're looking for a professionally monitored smart home security system that offers virtually everything you need for maximum protection, with class-leading customer service to match, ADT Command is worth its premium price.

By Oliver Rist
ADT Command