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Barry 'The Key' Wels: Lock Picking and Security Insights

Barry "The Key" Wels picks locks for the sport of it, but also to make a broader point. He fiddles with tumblers and cracks safes for fun, and to alert the security industry to the weaknesses of many locks, which serve as a bulwark of society's physical safety. Locks, whether keyed or combination, melt like butter in his hands. . . .. Barry "The Key" Wels picks locks for the sport of it, but also to make a broader point. He fiddles with tumblers and cracks safes for fun, and to alert the security industry to the weaknesses of many locks, which serve as a bulwark of society's physical safety. Locks, whether keyed or combination, melt like butter in his hands. Lock pickers and safecrackers share with computer hackers a common fascination with exposing security "vulnerabilities." The fraternity of security violators surfaced at a rare meeting of the U.S. computer underground in New York recently that drew 2,000 Internet enthusiasts and security professionals. "It's real easy, it's real addictive ... to open a lock in two or three pops," said The Key, who is also an active computer hacker and cryptology buff. The link for this article located at CNN is no longer available. . Dive into the realm of Barry 'The Locksmith' Wels: an expert in unlocking secrets, who exposes vulnerabilities in security systems through athleticism.. Lock Picking, Hacking Culture, Cryptology, Physical Security, Security Awareness. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 23, 2002 • LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks