Steel Bolt Hacking, #7 on Amazon's Bestsellers list.

Computer people and other geeks (techo-wizards) have taken up lock picking as a competition sport by storm. At nearly every computer, hacking, or security convention, lock picking as a contest is slowly and steadily becoming an odd fascination for people of a curious mind. - Douglas Chick, creator of the popular computer website www.TheNetworkAdministrator.com has written a comprehensive beginners guide in exploiting the defects that many lock makers dont want you to know.

(PRWEB) October 20, 2004 -- Steel Bolt Hacking, or Lock Picking as its most commonly known, is fast becoming a competitive sport among computer people. And its far more than just picking locks. The 'sport includes cracking combinations, push button door locks, magnetic key cards, and just about anything that has a lock to it. Lock picking sports groups are beginning to spring up in the U.S., the fastest growing groups are within the computer industry. Most computer people are fascinated with unlocking codes, bypassing security protocols and finding program vulnerabilities that can be exploited. Picking locks and cracking combinations are no different.

When I say that computer people have taken up the hobby of lock picking, I dont mean to suggest that they are breaking into peoples homes or cars. Steel bolt hacking is nothing more than the challenge of picking locks in a legal and competitive manner. The only locks that are picked or combinations that are cracked are from locks that have been purchased for nothing more than the challenge of opening them with alternative methods. Some computer people have taken up lock picking as an alternative career that has led to becoming a part-time locksmith.

As far as I know, every computer person that has taken up lock picking or combination cracking has done so in a completely legal manner. The methods and styles of lock picking are passed on with an understanding that they are not to be used in committing illegal acts of breaking and entering. All the locks picked have been purchased and passed between other lock-picking enthusiasts to help sharpen their skills. Never have the skills and/or locks been used in a crime.

This books objective isnt to turn anyone into a master criminal, or a minor one for that matter, but instead to help educate enough people to turn lock picking into a larger and more competitive sport. The techniques discussed in this book will require time, patience and practice. It can take up to 30 minutes to pick a lock, that is too much time for a criminal who can easily jimmy the door or drill out a pin in under 2 minutes. Time is always against a criminal, this is why they typically use brute force entry when committing a crime. Lock picking is an art that requires time to learn.

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