Marc Weber Tobias and two colleagues discovered that they could create plastic keys to open Medeco's M3 high-security locks, despite key control measures designed to thwart key duplication. Photo: ...

When a thunderstorm hits Nashville and the rain starts to pour, being locked out is one of the worst things that can happen. You can feel the cold rain soaking your clothes.

This is the fourth of a series of articles about the compromise of mechanical locks by various bypass tools and techniques. They were on display at a security meeting of locksmiths, law enforcement, ...

Mechanical locks secure doors as either deadbolts or door-handle devices. Keys serve as the means to unlock these mechanical locks, and possessing a working key determines who can access secured areas ...