Time to invest in a new laptop lock
By Simon Spagnoletti 
posted Sep 3rd 2004 7:31AM
posted Sep 3rd 2004 7:31AM
If you're betting on one of those laptop locks to prevent someone
from walking off with your precious laptop, you may not be too pleased to find out that that laptop lock you just
invested in is no defense. Apparently such extremely high-tech lockbreaking devices such as ballpoint pen barrels, thin
pieces of plastic, and cardboard tubes are all a would-be laptop thief needs to pop open several models of locks from
Targus, Kensington and Compucage. You may want to hire a full-time security guard.
Armed with only this text from the twincities.com arcitle: "the Defcon CL is simple to crack using a thin piece of paper or plastic to probe the device's four thumbwheels and glean its combination"
...I grabbed a Post-It Note and broke the combo on my own Defcon cable lock.
And heres a video for all you lovers of these things :P
http://www.evilmerc.com/uploads/kensington_paper_key_low.wmv (2.1 mb)
You might want to check out this new laptop locking device... definitely beats the old cable locks...
www.laplocker.com