Thursday, December 8, 2016

VIDEO: DEFCON 19 - Safe to Armed in Seconds: A Study of Epic Fails of Popular Gun Safes


Before you watch this video, let me clarify a few things:
  1. I TOTALLY support the right to bear and keep arms. Period. Full stop.
  2. The words "gun safe" is a HUGE play on words. Most of these "safes" aren't safes at all and solely designed and engineered to keep a weapon secure from inadvertent breach from children or other curious individuals and readily accessible. They offer little in the way of any of the protection safes tend to provide.
  3. I fully expect you to comply with laws in your jurisdiction. Don't mess this up. Follow the rules. Just understand what the "gun safe" is there for and deploy them with that in mind.
  4. Consider other mitigation strategies to go along with the safe. There are a few products on the market. Personally, this is one of my favorites.
This presentation took place during DEFCON 19. Deviant gave an awesome talk. It's great to see the perspective a gun owner who happens to know a ton about physical security when discussing these devices.

OMG. I TOTES WANT THIS LOCK!!!


Yeah. I know. Me too. I TOTALLY want one of these. If you want more information on how you can get one, then you should probably click here and sign up to be on their mailing list.

https://www.bowleylockcompany.com/

Also, here's a video of the lock's mechanics in animation. Yeah. It's pretty freaking awesome. I'd like to mention this lock gives me hope. As a non-fan of the consumer lock industry, this lock is a VERY development for the sector. Unpickable. Unbumpable. That said, you should probably look at other door strengthening techniques just in case your adversary doesn't bring a pick or have a key bump but has a good size boot and a decent pair of thighs.

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Security Awareness. Sigh.

In the annals of military history, there are countless examples of commanders finding unique and interesting ways to get security awareness training to their people. I imagine Hannibal having posters that made coy references to the "element of surprise" and OPSEC. You can guarantee Ceasar had posters ironically about insider threats. In today's modern military, commanders have been less creative and still don't get why marketers declare "Location, location, location!"

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