The Search for the Perfect Door - Deviant Ollam
What it is
Deviant Ollam shows that most physical attacks on doors bypass the lock, with photo and video examples of how doors, frames and hardware get defeated. It is a physical security talk from Shakacon.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as an interesting talk on how weak real-world door security is, and cites it for the stories of bad doors.
- 2 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2017, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“This is a good related talk - goes outside the box on all the ways you can often get into commercial buildings”
Ways into buildings without picking locks
lathiat, 2017-09 · Recommendation · in “Evan Doorbell's Classic Phreaking Tapes”
“Heard it recently and thought it was really interesting.”
Interesting talk heard recently
winrid, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are some of the best technical talks you've heard?”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: door security, lock bypass, penetration testing, deviant ollam, physical access
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