"Through the Eyes of a Thief" at DakotaCon 2023

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• GH

  @Ghost_Os · 3 years ago

  Speaking as a locksmith, one of the issues with proper door fitment, latches and strikes in particular, is duration. If you live in an area where there's a lot of seasonal shifting, old buildings, etc., people, both residential and commercial, get tired of their doors not latching properly. If they call you out to do a job, and a month or three later, they're fighting with their latches, they're usually not calling you back; for anything. And if they do, they're not going to be happy, they'll want the problem fixed for free, and they don't want to hear that it's because the foundation is shifting, or that portion of the house or building needs to be jacked up and re-enforced, or the door casement is worn out and really needs replacing. Or that it's the wild temperature and humidity swings, even when they know it. Or some combination of factors; they just want it to work. To open and close without a fight, and to stay closed until it's physically turned by a hand. So they ask for a big hole that the latch will just fall into. Point out all the security problems with that, most of them don't care. "I've never been broken into" (yet). "I have guns" (are you always home? Have a gun in your hand at all times, even when you're asleep? Do criminals sometimes have guns too? Would you rather chance a gunfight in your home, putting your and your family's lives and well-being at risk, rather than having your strikes properly adjusted a few times a year?)... So it's frustrating from our end as well.

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• JA

  @jayschafer1760 · 3 years ago

  I love the &quot;You Don&apos;t Work Here&quot; story and the point about community.<br><br>The prototypical &quot;nosey little old lady&quot; who rarely leaves her house is one of the best and cheapest surveillance systems you can get, if you live near a person like that and treat them right.

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• BI

  @BillyONeal · 3 years ago

  CH751s protecting CH751s is freaking perfect

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• TR

  @tristan7216 · 3 years ago

  &quot;All the stuff I&apos;m telling you is probably on YouTube in one way or another&quot;<br>Puts the talk on YouTube 😸

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• BA

  @badgermetal · 3 years ago

  Solid advice on the security cameras. Having your video files sent to the police without you knowing shouldn&apos;t even be a possibility. When you sign up for the subscription you signed for things that give the service provider unlimited access. I don&apos;t think most people realize that.

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• KA

  @kaweewattt · 3 years ago

  I once walked up to a guard, asked him for his key card, cloned it with my phone in front of him, said thank you and left.<br><br>Then I had the unrestricted access to the facility.

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• SI

  @si1entdave · 3 years ago

  There&apos;s so much of this stuff that doesn&apos;t work in Europe, largely because of the Americans with Disabilities Act being the source of a lot of the emergency egress/accessibility/fire access codes.<br>I&apos;d love to see Deviant do a version of this talk that was more UK/Euro-centric.

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• MA

  @matthewellisor5835 · 3 years ago

  I absolutely love the &quot;You don&apos;t work here&quot; story and I have a few people who are about to get a link to that clip.<br>Here&apos;s hoping they are interested enough to watch the rest.

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• IT

  @itsasecret2298 · 2 years ago

  The more stories I see from this guy the more I realize that every security measure can be defeated with ease by someone with the right knowledge. <br>The only real security is vigilant employees that all know each other.

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• MU

  @Mueller3D · 3 years ago

  Note that you don&apos;t need a &quot;loop of wire&quot; if you&apos;ve got two random keys. &nbsp;Just push the keys&apos; bows together and use the tips to touch the contacts.

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• TR

  @Trev488 · 3 years ago

  Human security is the ultimate security. Make sure you treat your people right, they&apos;ll make sure the company stays alive.

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• MY

  @myname-mz3lo · 3 years ago (edited)

  he made slideshows for all the 8 stories at the end even though he knew people would vote and he would only tell two of them . that is amazing effort! &nbsp;respect

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