Today’s home security options are more advanced than ever, offering incredible flexibility to customize your setup with motion sensors, outdoor cameras and ...

In recent years, our lifestyles have undergone significant transformations, making it crucial for us to ensure the safety and security of our homes. However, home security measures have traditionally ...

ADDISON, Texas—New Parks Associates consumer research announced recently at ISC West reveals that 50 percent of all security system sales in the past year were DIY solutions. The firm’s Residential ...

Abode, one of the earliest players in DIY home security—and one of our long-time favorites in that space—has launched a simpler and less-expensive DIY home security system. Removing most of the smart ...

Everyone likes to feel safe and the security of yourself and your family probably ranks pretty high on the list of things that are important to you in life. In most places, the days of leaving your ...

DALLAS—Self-installation of newly acquired security systems reached 55 percent in Q2 2020, up from 40 percent in 2018, an increase of nearly 40 percent, Parks Associates reports. The firm’s latest ...

If you’ve seen the latest Scream movie, you might be haunted by the scene of the killer disabling a home security system to get inside a victim’s house. (Warning: the trailer is chilling.) The ...

10-minute, hitch-free installations don’t mean you’re sacrificing quality with Cove. With a premium Cove security system, we found you can secure your whole home with 24/7 professional monitoring and ...

Home security systems—once the exclusive domain of high-priced professional installers—have never been more affordable, and the hardware and software is simpler, more intuitive, and easier to set up ...

The best DIY home security systems are affordable and easy to set up without a professional. NerdWallet is committed to editorial integrityMany or all of the products on this page are from partners ...

The best DIY security systems in our tests protect your home well with core features such as keypads, smartphone apps, and remote sirens, but most of the systems we tested showcased weak data privacy.