I think that it is better be knowledgable about the dangers we face than to live in blissful ignorance and have to face disaster when it strikes.
And besides, I'm sure that anyone with an interest in breaking into these locks knows this already. When we know about it, then we can prepare ourselves to defend against it.
its not an asset to thieves, most of this sort of info is readily available in the seedy under belly of the internet. besides, malicious users are usually on the forefront of these types of things.
I think it is fairly doubtful that this is news to thieves and is more of a general warning to consumers. Just like his past article on gun locks, I found it pretty insightful and and a good warning to consumers.
I honestly believe the things Marc writes about thieves most likely already know and I thank its great he exposes the reality. Do you honestly believe any of these lock manufacturers are going to come out and say this stuff? I doubt it.
I think that when you buy a high-security lock, you should get features that make it harder to pick and manipulate, in this case Mt. Tobias showed how easy it is to bypass Medeco newest feature with a 15 cents item. We need to know that before we spend a fortune on a lock…
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Not sure whether posts like this are informing, alarming, or tools to assists thieves.
I think that it is better be knowledgable about the dangers we face than to live in blissful ignorance and have to face disaster when it strikes.
And besides, I'm sure that anyone with an interest in breaking into these locks knows this already. When we know about it, then we can prepare ourselves to defend against it.
Security thru obscurity? Nah...Better to know where the problems are, so we can create better locks and protect better our promises.
its not an asset to thieves, most of this sort of info is readily available in the seedy under belly of the internet.
besides, malicious users are usually on the forefront of these types of things.
I think it is fairly doubtful that this is news to thieves and is more of a general warning to consumers. Just like his past article on gun locks, I found it pretty insightful and and a good warning to consumers.
I honestly believe the things Marc writes about thieves most likely already know and I thank its great he exposes the reality. Do you honestly believe any of these lock manufacturers are going to come out and say this stuff? I doubt it.
I think that when you buy a high-security lock, you should get features that make it harder to pick and manipulate, in this case Mt. Tobias showed how easy it is to bypass Medeco newest feature with a 15 cents item. We need to know that before we spend a fortune on a lock…