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Last Hope On Locks

2008-06-03 14:48:38 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
Here is another update from the folks at Last Hope conference taking place this July in NYC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Security Experts to Disclose Major Flaws Affecting Over 95% of All Locks New York, NY - June 2, 2008 - This summer, hackers from around the world will be teaming up with lock picking and security experts to show the public exactly...
 
Tags: locks, hope, security locks, standard lock designs, lock, manufacturers, mul-t-lock, major manufacturers, consumer lock manufacturers
 
 
 
 
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Locksmiths Hate Computer Geeks who Learn Lockpicking

2008-07-17 13:30:27 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
They do : Hobby groups throughout North America have cracked supposedly unbeatable locks. Mr. Nekrep, who maintains a personal collection of more than 300 locks, has demonstrated online how to open a Kensington laptop lock using Scotch tape and a Post-it note. Another Lockpicking101.com member discovered the well-publicized method of opening...
 
Tags: kryptonite, kryptonite bike locks, locks, medeco locks, medeco, supposedly unbeatable locks, security, kensington laptop lock, security expert
 
 
 
 
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Tax information exposed in trash

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2008-04-07 13:20:28 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 4/6/08 Organization Peter Roberts, FCA Contractor/Consultant/Branch None Victims Clients Number Affected dozens Types of Data names, addresses, tax information, business transactions, and social insurance numbers Breach Description The private information of dozens of British Columbians was...
 
Tags: information, tax information, employees information, information security, information security guidance, guidance, information security professional, security, include names
 
 
 
 
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Magnetic Ring Attack on Electronic Locks

2008-06-18 06:35:16 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Impressive : The 'ring of the devil' is capable of attacking this kind of electronic motor lock on two ways Scenario 1: An electronic motor is nothing more then a metal part on an axe that turns because of a changing magnetic field. Turning electro magnets on and off will generate a pulling force on the metal part, making it rotate. The ring...
 
Tags: electronic motor lock, electro motor, electro motor starts, electronic motor, motor, magnetic field, lock, coil, metal
 
 
 
 
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Silent Break-Ins: How Technology Compromises Physical Security Too

2008-11-11 15:17:53 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
I could have used this technique last night I got home to my apartment in Oakland at 11:30, only to realize Id left my keys in Sacramento. Two hours later a locksmith finally came and charged me $100 to let me in my own apartment. Expensive? Maybe, but comparable to other services, and compared to the havoc that a lock-breaker could wreak if he...
 
Tags: someones keys, keys, lock, computer science professor, unethical key maker, lock-picker, lock-breaker, apartment, reasonable assumption
 
 
 
 
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SOA Security in Real Life

2008-11-30 17:29:17 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
I started off my last article on SOA Security this way When I park my car in the garage, I lock it. Why? Well, although I would hate for someone to steal my snow shovel and hockey sticks, my car is much more valuable to me. Security is about managing risk, specifically protecting valuable assets like my car. I have a higher level of protection...
 
Tags: soa, soa security, security, car manufacturers, garage, security event, garage door, car, point-to-point security solutions
 
 
 
 
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Why would anyone use standard WEP? Isn't it super easy to crack & sniff?

2007-01-19 16:01:12 by Editor in Endpoint Security: Translating Policy Into Reality
 
Using standard WEP is akin to using a pad-lock & chain for securing a bicycle. It keeps the honest people honest. The argument given that WEP is so weak that it's not worth using, isn't completely valid. Using the bike analogy, would you stop using a lock & chain simply because anyone with a set of bolt cutters can defeat them in a second?...
 
Tags: wep, standard wep, chain simply, chain, bike analogy, pad-lock, lock, completely valid, bolt cutters
 
 
 
 
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Physical Security, Locking Picking, and more: Bloomington Fraternal Order Of LockSport

2008-05-14 00:09:40 by Editor in Irongeek's Security Site
 
Normally I cover electronic security, but as we all know if someone has physical access to your box they OWN your box. One reason to look into high security locks and lock bypassing is to increase the physical security of your assets my knowing what works and what doesn't. My friend DOSMan gave a presentation recently at Notacon 5 called Lock...
 
Tags: physical security, cover electronic security, bloomington fool organization, electrical locks, friend dosman, lock, physical access, check, security locks
 
 
 
 
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Physical Security, Locking Picking, and more: Bloomington Fraternal Order Of LockSport

2008-05-14 00:09:40 by Editor in Irongeek's Security Site
 
Normally I cover electronic security, but as we all know if someone has physical access to your box they OWN your box. One reason to look into high security locks and lock bypassing is to increase the physical security of your assets my knowing what works and what doesn't. My friend DOSMan gave a presentation recently at Notacon 5 called Lock...
 
Tags: physical security, cover electronic security, bloomington fool organization, electrical locks, friend dosman, lock, physical access, check, security locks
 
 
 
 
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Storm Worm Hosting Pharmaceutical Scams

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