HP LAPTOP LOCK BV411AA

Security analysis of the Hewlett Packard (HP) laptop lock by Marc Weber Tobias and Tobias Bluzmanis. This lock can be opened in about fifteen seconds with a common 3" screwdriver by striking the body of the lock to release a spring-loaded pin. The design is insecure and should not be relied upon for any measure of security. See the article at http://blogs.forbes.com/marcwebertobias.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• COMPUTER SECURITY
• HP LAPTOP LOCKS
• HEWLETT PACKARD LOCKS

[SkwerlStyle]

"Clearly not up to HP standards" ... you've obviously never bought an HP product

[traviswears]

I hate bad design. thanks for posting this.

[ckannan90]

@shoelace510 I'm not sure if whacking it with a stick really should count as using TOOLS. The fact that it's a screwdriver is irrelevant here, no?

[jlehtira]

Looks like the lock could be opened with a sharp karate hit. Might hurt a bit tho.

[shoelace510]

@strombringer40k That's true... but even a wire cutter can be well hidden in a long sleeve shirt and exposed for 2 seconds for a quick snip. Just sayin ^^;

[strombringer40k]

@shoelace510 True, but in this case you wouldn't even need a screwdriver, you could just as well use a hardcover book or something similarly inconspicuous. There's a difference between someone sitting in a coffee shop and getting a screwdriver or wire cutter from his backpack, or just a book and dropping it "by accident" on the lock and then bagging the laptop, don't you think?

[lionaneesh2009]

lolz!

[shoelace510]

Listen, laptop locks won't work against anyone with TOOLS. Honestly if you had access to tools you would just bring a wire cutter. LOL So any laptop lock is only for people trying to swipe one being unprepared...

[manuel28]

bastard!!!



[clanftwftwftw]

Pathetic! D:

[top2percent]

It's like a Ford Pinto, minus the explosions.