A security box for holding items of recorded media includes a base and a lid hinged together between open and closed positions. At the end of the base opposite the hinged connection with the lid, a lock slide is positioned and movable between locked and unlocked positions. The lid includes a tooth that passes through an opening in the base as the lid is pivoted between the open and closed positions. The lock slide includes a tooth that moves between the tooth of the lid and the opening of the base when the lock slide is in the locked position.