Abus - Borgo 6000 Ecolution Recyclable Bicycle Lock

Abus Lock Mfg from Germany are a well known player in the world of security products, especially padlocks and high security key systems.

Many locksmiths, the world over, continue to rely on, swear by and resell Abus locks to often grateful consumers.

Their range of rekeyable padlocks are especially friendly to the locksmith industry.

This new idea is borne from a very green minded concept. With many consumers the world over, concerned about environmental impact, Abus decided to produce a stylish and modern ecologically friendly bicycle lock and add it to their already hugely popular Borgo range of bicycle locks.

When it comes time to retire the used lock, simply break down the components and send them to the recycling center.

Released as part of Abus' display booth at last month's Eurobike Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the product is said to be a "medium theft risk" product, meaning it most likely wont stand up to lengthy use and you could be recycling it a lot faster than intended.

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High-Tech Cork - Combination Lock For Your Booze

This handy little device will make the perfect gift for that booze drinker intent on stopping the kids from getting into Daddy's private stock selections.

The PT39 Lockey Combination Cork is a relatively inexpensive device that might be a perfect product for the bar and grill business or for any drinker who wants to protect their passion.

Simple to use and easy to set your own combination, it secures inside the bottle throat using an expanding base.

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IQ - Clever Key Control And Management System

Loxtore RFID Systems AB, are a well known Swedish company producing some technologically advanced RFID key management systems that are especially useful to automotive dealerships and hospitals intent on managing and controlling secure access to their properties.

One such product is shown in the video above. It is fairly easy to use and all keys are totally track-able.

Other controlled access facilities include police stations, military storage houses, gun ranges, power plants, schools and universities, casino's, hotels, property management companies and especially security companies - mobile patrol services/guards.

Almost any corporate facility employs many staff that require controlled access to offices and secure areas. There are modern day physical and electronic access control devices like master key systems, HID/magnetic card or swipe systems, biometric entry devices including fingerprint readers, retina scanners, facial recognition cameras even CCTV.

SEOS - Assa Abloy Creates The Future Standard In Keyless Access Control

Assa Abloy announce the imminent release of SEOS, a wide platform system standard that will work especially with NFC (near field communications) technology to further provide the necessary embedded components in locks and access control devices and allow contactless, keyless controlled access to entries and other portals.

Assa-Abloy are well known worldwide, as the largest manufacturer of door locks and associated door hardware. They collectively own more individual companies under their banner than any competing group or company.

Google Maps Vehicle Captures Burglar In The Act

Google's mapping vehicle, the one that travels the world taking panoramic pictures of roads and neighborhoods and that has also been the subject of privacy investigations, in recent times, has snapped this rather odd brazen image of an attempt to break in to a house in a suburban street in Warragul, Victoria Australia.

You can clearly see the perpetrator already has the window screen off and is about to climb into the home.

So - Is that Big Brother Google watching or what?

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Lockwood 7444 Keyed Pocket or Cavity Door Lock - Now Available

The Lockwood 7444 Keyed Pocket/Cavity Door Lock is now available for purchase from us.

There are two available colors, Satin Chrome and Chrome Plate.

Please visit our sister site to purchase in the source below.

$120.00

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Rosslinear Battery Powered Electric Strike - Reduced Price (Limited Time)

The Battery Powered Electric Strike - By Lock Focus.

Wireless, battery powered access control at a fraction of the cost.

WAS $459.95

$330.00

Made In Australia!

Package contains 1 x electric strike

 1 x code pad

Batteries Included!

optional accessories (Price On Application)

• Exit Button
• Exit Button Cable
• Replacement Batteries
• Strike Extension Cables up to 3M long
• Codepad Extension Cable up to 3M long

(we do sell to the trade too. send us an email if you are interested becoming a reseller)

To purchase this product visit http://www.locksmiths-st-louis.com/battery-powered-electric-strike.html

Hacker Beats The Worlds Most Prolific Hotel Room Door Lock

We found out about this exploit, about a month ago but were reluctant to post about it here because the company had not been informed of the fault in their product that allowed this simple hack to occur. We have since heard that Onity have produced a fix for the locks, however existing lock owners are required to purchase and install complete new hardware.

Cody Brocious estimates there are 4 million Onity HT locks worldwide

By James Holloway

What's the password?

If, during your next hotel stay, you're met with a lock on your door like that pictured above, it's time for a conversation with management. This is an Onity HT series lock. Cody Brocious claims that the company has sold 10 million of its various locks to hoteliers, accounting for half of all locks worldwide, and appearing in one in three hotels. Described by Onity as its "flagship product," the HT series lock is its big seller: Brocious reckons there are 4 million HT series locks out there. Why does this matter? It matters because on July 24, Brocious took to the stage at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas to demonstrate how to unlock one in a matter of milliseconds using gear you and I can buy off the shelf from Radioshack for under 50 bucks.

The problem is this. Each HT series lock includes a DC charger port on its underside. This is used by hotel staff not only to recharge the lock's batteries, but also to program the lock with the hotel's unique 32-bit sitecode. With a self-programmed Arduino board, a 5.6 k pull-up resistor, and a DC connector, you have the gear you need to talk to the lock. Obviously it's not as simple as sending an "Open Sesame" message to the lock—not quite, anyway. For that you'd need to know the 32-bit sitecode. How do you get the sitecode? Turns out you just ask the lock for it.

"Given an address, the lock will send back 16 bytes of memory from that point," Brocious explained on a slide from his July 24 presentation, entitledMy Arduino Can Beat Up Your Hotel Room Lock. And it transpires the the sitecode is stored at the same memory address on every single lock. No authentication is required to retrieve it. Bewilderingly, unlocking the door is as simple as feeding the sitecode back to the lock. Once your home-brew device is connected, Brocious claims the whole process of reading the memory to unlocking the door takes just 200 ms. Given access to spare key cards, the technique can also be used to program duplicate keys.