Practical lock picking [electronic book] : a physical penetration tester's training guide / by Deviant Ollam.
Material type: TextPublication details: Rockland, Mass. : Syngress ; Oxford : Elsevier Science [distributor], 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 231 p.)ISBN:- 1597496111 (electronic bk.)
- 9781597496124 (electronic bk.)
- 159749612X (electronic bk.)
- 9781597496117 (electronic bk.)
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Practical Lock Picking: A Physical Penetration Tester's Training Guide introduces the reader to the basic principles of lock picking. The book combines both easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, and tutorials that will help security-conscious people learn how to open most of the locks they may encounter during auditing or assessment work. It covers the fundamentals of pin tumbler and wafer locks; the basics of picking; beginner and advanced training; and quick entry techniques. Whether the student will be hired at some point to penetrate security or simply trying to harden his or her own defenses, this book is essential.
This instructional manual focuses on pin tumbler locks, the construction and function of which are illustrated with the aid of several diagrams. Everything from straightforward lock picking to quick-entry techniques like shimming, bumping, and bypassing are explained and shown. Guides and exercises demonstrate the use of basic lock-picking tools in order to manipulate and open these locks. The text also describes the most common "alternative" designs of pin tumbler locks and summarizes the tools and techniques that can be effective against them. It comes with a DVD filled with indispensable lock picking videos and color photos.
This book is an ideal reference for penetration testers, security consultants, and IT security professionals as well as hackers.
Includes index.
Ethical Considerations / By Babak Javadi -- Fundamentals of pin tumbler and wafer locks -- The basics of picking: Exploiting weaknesses -- Beginner training: How to get very good, very fast -- Advanced training: Learning some additional skills -- Quick-entry tricks: Shimming, bumping, and bypassing -- They allcome tumbling down: Pin tumblers in other configurations -- Appendix: Guide to tools and toolkits.
For the first time, Deviant Ollam, one of the security industry's best-known lockpicking teachers, has assembled an instructional manual geared specifically toward penetration testers. Unlike other texts on the subject (which tend to be either massive volumes detailing every conceivable style of lock or brief "spy manuals" that only skim the surface) this book is for INFOSEC professionals that need essential, core knowledge of lockpicking and seek the ability to open most locks with relative ease. Deviant's material is presented with rich, detailed diagrams and is offered in easy-to-follow lessons which allow even beginners to acquire the knowledge very quickly. Everything from straightforward lockpicking to quick-entry techniques like shimming, bumping, and bypassing is explained and shown.Whether you're being hired to penetrate security or simply trying to harden your own defenses, this book is essential.
Description based on print version record.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword
- Ethical Considerations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Pin Tumbler and Wafer Locks
- Chapter 2 The Basics of Picking: Exploiting Weaknesses
- Chapter 3 Beginner Training: How to Get Very Good, Very Fast
- Chapter 4 Advanced Traiing: Learning Some Additional Skills
- Chapter 5 Quick-Entry Tricks: Shimming, Bumping, and Bypassing
- Chapter 6 They All Come Tumbling Down: Pin Tumblers in other Configurations
- Appendix
- Guide to Tools and Toolkits