This is the second of a four-part article about the security of mechanical locks and how they can be easily compromised, often in seconds, with simple to sophisticated tools that are readily available ...

We’ve all been there. You’re locked out of the building, it's late and starting to rain, your wheel man Boris is getting impatient in the van, and the security guard is due to make rounds in 14 ...

The innovation that makes the Bowley Lock so secure, its creators claim, is a design approach that existed decades ago, before metal keys could be easily reproduced. Inside the Bowley is a spinning ...

Having a robot that can quickly and unsupervised pick any lock with the skills of a professional human lockpicker has been a dream for many years. A major issue with lockpicking robots is however the ...

In a war zone where fighters have to pick through locks and get through metal bars before they run out of life, time is of the essence. This is why the Air Force has decided to team up with Energetic ...

Ksnewells basically just replaces the file on his multitool with a lock pick set. He measures, then drills through the lock pick set to get every lined up, and then pieces everything together with the ...