Black Hat Locksmithing: When Locksmiths Go Bad

Presented at Still Hacking Anyway (SHA2017), Aug. 7, 2017, 9:25 p.m. (60 minutes).

From thieves to prison breaks to secret tools, the murky world of the criminal locksmith is explored. It will not be a practical lesson in theft (sorry). #PhysicalSecurity A subject very rarely discussed, the black hat locksmith has always existed but their methods and tools have always been shrouded in secrecy. As an ex-black hat, the subject is explored from the inside, including personal experiences.

Presenters:

• huxleypig
  Computer scientist, physical pen testing, locksmith, esoteric locktool maker, vulnerability research and physical 0-days. Masters Degree in Computer Science, software developer for 5 years, SCADA Systems Security Engineer. Then got into lockpicking about 15 years ago (black hat). Then white hat and now I mainly do vulnerability reports for some of the biggest lock manufacturers on the planet (Abloy, Kensington). Always been into security circumvention and never failed to inveigle a site. Never. There is always a way in...

Links:

• https://program.sha2017.org/events/34.html

Tags:

• Locksport

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