Forwarded from the NYC-LOCKS list:
As many of you know Matt Blaze a professor at Pennsylvania University has published an article that reveals proprietary techniques of safe penetration. It was featured on well known hacker website recently, and it came to our attention on Saturday. It includes information normally reserved to the trade, for good reasons that need not be discussed here.
The article is available to the general public without any restrictions whatsoever. We as professionals in the security field are outraged and concerned with the damage that the spread of this sensitive information will cause to security and to our profession. We know many of you will be too.
There are steps being taken to deal with this through proper channels, but we need your help and support. We doubt that his university would appreciate their resources being used for this kind of activity, but they may not be aware of it or of the negative impact that his so called work has on our industry. With concern for homeland security so important, we belive that your voice will be heard.
The article in question is at [URL]
Attempts to reason with Blaze have been a failure in the past, he is the same joker who wrote about Master Keyed locks in the "New York Times" last year.
Blaze's boss is Chairman Fernando Pereira. Email: snipped-for-privacy@CIS.UPENN.EDU His boss's boss is Dean Eduardo D. Glandt. Email: snipped-for-privacy@seas.upenn.edu The President of the University is Amy Gutman. Email: snipped-for-privacy@pobox.upenn.edu
These people need to hear from you. Tell them what you think polietly and firmly in your own words. Explain that you are a security professional and that your job is made harder by this sort of thing, and that security will suffer.
Also, very important. The article has photographs that may not belong to Blaze because they appear to be commercial. If anyone has information on the copyrights of any of these photos please let us know so we can let the copyright holders know how their property is being used possibly illegally and without their permission.
Forward this not as you see fit to others in the profession.
Thank you for your Attention. /////
Forwarded by Ed "Lockie" NYC Locksmith, Retired