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The Lockdown: Deadbolt walking
There are millions of Medeco deadbolt systems in place worldwide. Between Medeco's reputation for quality and engineering excellence and their high security ratings by UL, BHMA / ANSI and other standards organizations, they are rated as one of the most secure systems available. The current mechanical design of Medeco's deadbolt has been utilized in its Biaxial product line, and now the m3, which we previously discussed. And guess what: a simple attack can bypass the security of this deadbolt in less than one minute, rendering all of the advanced Medeco technologies virtually irrelevant.These Medeco systems are relied upon in many different applications including high security installations throughout the world. The locks contain many levels of security including sidebars, sliders and special security pins. Unfortunately, all of that security can be circumvented in seconds with tools such as a simple screwdriver as shown above.
The Lockdown: The Medeco m3 meets the perilous paper clip
Noted security expert Marc Weber Tobias contributes The Lockdown, exposing the shoddy security you may depend on. Medeco is the predominant high security lock manufacturer in the United States and has been trusted for more than thirty-five years to provide cylinder and hardware security for the private, commercial and government sectors. According to Medeco, their locks are utilized in such venues as the White House and Pentagon to afford the maximum in cylinder lock security. The m3 cylinder, released about 2005, is the Medeco star product, the flagship in the security company's state-of-the-art, designed to resist almost any form of attack. The lock touts its key control attributes based its unique integrated slider that adds another level of security to the lock. But if you are using these locks and think you're secure, you might just be surprised by what you can accomplish with a paperclip and a custom-cut shim.
