Presented at
Summercon 2009,
June 6, 2009, 5 p.m.
(60 minutes)
WORKSHOP
You've seen all the cool kids and leet haxors with their lockpick kits at other cons... fanboys and scenewhores swoon, amazed at how adept these ninjas and rogues are at opening locks. We all know that you long to possess this talent, to have supple-skinned and dewey-eyed admirers wrapped around your thigh and gazing up at you like the flaxen-haired waifs painted on the side of a 1970s van. But... the deep, dark secret you keep is that you were too busy with other things and missed out on learning about lockpicking as it was getting more and more attention the past few years. You try to stop by the Lockpick Village at DEFCON, ShmooCon, or HOPE... only to find it hopelessly crowded, and no one gives mere "intro to lockpicking" courses at cons anymore. Well, be stymied no more! Help is here in the form of Deviant Ollam, who feels that any time is a good time (and a fun time) to learn the basics of lockpicking. He will conduct a workshop at this year's SummerCon specifically dedicated to taking complete novices and turning them into seasoned pickers, capable of tackling a wide range of locks and exploring more advanced topics with confidence and aplomb.
PREREQUISITES
A fine appreciation for Viking-themed heavy metal music is a must, and a command of the Dutch language including its varied regional dialects (the western Gelderland tongue, in particular), are very helpful given that Deviant has been known to play tracks from bands like Heidevolk during hands-on segments as people try what they have learned. Aside from this, however, there are no prerequisites, per se. Locks, picks, tools, and all other hardware will be provided. This workshop is BYOB.
Presenters:
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Deviant Ollam
While paying the bills as a network engineer and security consultant, Deviant Ollam's first and strongest love has always been teaching. A graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology's "Science, Technology, & Society" program, he is always fascinated by the interplay that connects human values and social trends to developments in the technical world. A member of the Board of Directors of TOOOL (The Open Organization of Lockpickers) here in the United States, Deviant runs the Lockpicking Village at DEFCON and ShmooCon every year and has conducted lockpick training sessions at Black Hat, ToorCon, HOPE, HackCon, ShakaCon, HackInTheBox, CanSecWest, and the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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