As part of my job, I'm responsible for implementing certain measures to thwart attacks. The most common measure I implement is choosing which locks go on which doors. Sounds pretty basic right? Those in the business know, like computer security, physical security has to change constantly to deal with new threats. Over the last few years, you've heard about key-bumping. This entails taking a key blank for a lock and then guiding the blank through the lock and knocking out the pins. torque is then applied to the lock and the lock and key turn to open the door. Some locks claim to be "bump-proof". Well as we found out last year, this ain't necessarily so. At Defcon (world's largest hacker conference) last year, Marc Weber Tobias gave a talk about "high security" locks, their standards, and their weakness. He even demonstrated bypasses. I HIGHLY encourage everyone who missed this talk to check out the video below.
