Biometric and Other Locks Fail to Foil Hackers at DefCon

This simply demonstrates that the old methods are still the most reliable:

A) Get and keep a big dog, perhaps two; treat them well.

B) Keep you wits about you; do not trust anyone. (Yes, I have had a sad life) You know what I mean, lock the door for whatever good it does, yard lights, neighborhood watch... those sorts of things.

A state medical examiner watched in absolute horror while I opened the uncooperative criminal evidence vault door. The door had become damaged/jammed thru some hard use/abuse and would not unlock. After making certain that the security cameras were turned off, I demonstrated a secret technique, and popped the door in around 20 seconds.

There are few mechanical security devices that cannot be defeated, one way or another. Some, as in the article, have glaring design flaws that make defeating the locking or security mechanism quick and easy.