Category Archives: Locks and Cylinders

How do you recognise a high-security European profile cylinder?

At first glance, Security european profile cylinders are all very similar. The outer shape of the body is in fact practically the same for them all.

The details which distinguish a good quality cylinder, that is able to provide security and reliability over time, from a mediocre one are hidden inside.

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EUROPEAN CYLINDER: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

EUROPEAN CYLINDER: everything you need to know

In order to prevent undesired accesses, the European profile cylinder, combined with the lock, is currently the most complete and state of the art system. However, due to precisely this reason, there is a very wide range of demands on this particular cylinder.

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SOME INDICATIONS OF POTENTIAL THEFTS AND “ANTI-THIEF” MEASURES

The summer season is often the one with the most at risk of theft, probably because of so many people going away on holiday and the time we tend to spend out of the house to fully enjoy the summer, whilst it lasts. It is also a time of year when the worries of the winter just ended are sometimes left behind and, precisely for this reason, it is easier to believe the common myth “Well, if they want to steal, they’ll come anyway!” (See our serial blog), and so we simply close the door behind us and leave the house. Continue reading

Thefts in stores: 3 ways to try to avoid them

In today’s blog we will analyse in detail a theft filmed by surveillance cameras and recently released in a Police video. We watch a gang of thieves who steal from stores; the target of the gang is a very normal shoe shop.

Now let’s see how they break in through the shutter, the protection systems adopted and the precautions to avoid this type of theft.

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Garage doors: more locking points more security!

Garage security has recently been a hot topic in the Viro Security Blog. We have spoken about the importance of replacing the locks supplied as standard with the door with high security locks and how to best protect automated garage doors, both sliding and up-and-over ones, with electric locks and specific accessories. In addition to the fact that it can frequently represent a preferential route for thieves and intruders which leads straight into the house, the garage is also the place where the most bulky items such as cars, mopeds, bikes and other objects are kept which have both an economic and sentimental value.
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When the lock is blocked and the key no longer enters or turns (Part 2)

If the lock has blocked and the key has got stuck or has broken inside, read the previous article as it might be your situation. If, on the other hand, it is another problem and corresponds to one of those mentioned below, then you are reading the right blog. As promised, we are proposing solutions here for the three cases which had remained pending from last time: Continue reading