Practical Lock Picking

For the first time, Deviant Ollam, one of the security industry's best-known lockpicking teachers, has assembled an instructional manual. Unlike other texts on the subject, which is a part of the subject, which is the most important thing for you. INFOSEC professionals need the knowledge of lockpicking and seek the ability to open bridge locks with relative ease.

Deviant's material is presented with rich, detailed diagrams and is offered in easy-to-follow lessons. Everything from straightforward lockpicking to quick-entry techniques like shimming, bumping, and bypassing is explained and shown. You are being hired to penetrate security or simply trying to defend yourself, this book is essential.

• The author has taught a lot of people like DEFCON and Shmoocon


• Only up-to-date book available for the information security professional


• This knowledge completes the penetration tester's toolkit for internal and external audits of a company's security

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 Training-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