Time to invest in a new laptop lock

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. 

[Mark @ Dec 19th 2005 2:39AM]

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.

[Matt Sims @ Dec 19th 2005 2:39AM]

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)

[Ari @ Dec 19th 2005 2:39AM]

You might want to check out this new laptop locking device... definitely beats the old cable locks...

www.laplocker.com