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The trivial ease with which most common locks were cracked should give IT professionals considering physical security of their assets pause for thought, a lockpicking expert warned today.
“Datagram” showed delegates to the 10th annual AusCERT conference how easy it was to pick locks from handcuffs to Lockwood tumblers and supposedly more secure two-way locks.
Demonstrating a process known as bumping, which was akin to knocking a ball at the end of a chain in a game of pool without moving the intervening balls, Datagram showed how kinetic energy could open almost any tumbler lock in a split second with little operator skill. It was a closely guarded secret for generations until it was let out into the public domain a few years ago, he said.
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