dorma+kaba Merger Plans
Dorma and Kaba have announced merger plans to become one of the global top three security and access solutions corporations. Dorma and Kaba pro-forma sales exceed 1.9 billion EUR (2.09 USD). Completion of the planned transaction is expected during the third quarter 2015.
Lucky Line Peg Hook Lock
Having rack mounted products where customers can "touch and feel" has always been a mixed opportunity. Enabling the customer to interact with the product provides a greater likelihood of purchase. The down side is shrinking product inventory.
Lucky Line has introduced the Peg Hook Lock system that mounts over the display rack hooks and prevents the card-mounted products from being removed. Each Peg Hook Lock is 11/16" wide by 1-1/2" high by 1-1/2" diameter. The lock in the open position is slid over an angled peg hook closing the lock. The Peg Hook Lock can be used on loop-style hooks.
To remove, a release tool slides over the base of the lock.
For more information, contact your local locksmith distributor or Lucky Line, Telephone: 800-654-6409. Web Site: www.luckyline.com.
Chrysler wiTECH MicroPod II
The Chrysler wiTECH MicroPod II supports CAN BUS equipped Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Fiat (North American) vehicles including the 2015 Chrysler 200/300, Jeep Renegade and the Ram ProMaster. In addition, this laptop-based dongle-style device can program most of non-CAN Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles. Laptop requirements are Windows 7 32-bit operating system or later, having a screen resolution of 1920x1080 or greater.
The Chrysler wiTECH MicroPod II uses the wiTECH diagnostic system, providing the latest technology with significant hardware and software performance enhancements over the current devices including the wiTECH pod, Star Mobile and StarScan.
This dongle-style device does not require smart cables or drivers. Annual subscription renewal required.
Safe Security
A significant number of gun safes are being sold through big box store and mail order that offer curbside or limited delivery. Because this type of safe sales are significantly tilted towards saving money, the customer may be getting a deal, but some important considerations are probably getting lost.
Most safes sold this way are not properly installed. Most people who buy safes know little or nothing about bolting down a safe. For example, a 300-pound safe delivered by two men and a hand truck can just as easily be removed by two men and a hand truck.
Ask your customers if they purchased a safe from either the Internet or a big box store. Was the safe located where the owner wanted it? Is the safe a piece of furniture or placed in the back of the garage? Was the safe bolted down?
Quicklock Padlock
Safe Tech Products has introduced their Quicklock Padlock that can be operated using Bluetooth or RFID. The free app is compatible with iOS and Android devices. In addition, the Quicklock Padlock can be programmed to operate with an RFID-enabled fob, card, tag, etc.
An added benefit of the Quicklock Padlock is fee-based app customization that can provide advanced asset management control by tracking history, time, users and functionality.
For more information about the Quicklock Padlock and other SafeTech Products, go to Web Site: www.SafeTechProducts.com
Vehicle Thefts with Keys Left in Car
For the years 2012 through 2014, at total of 126,603 vehicles were reported stolen with the keys left in the vehicle. This is equal to about 6 percent of the total number of vehicles stolen.
The top five states with the most vehicle thefts using keys left in the vehicle were California (19,597), Texas (8,796), Florida (7,868), Michigan (7,726), and Ohio (7,452). The actual numbers are probably higher.
Mul-T-Lock Traka 21 Key Management
The Traka 21 Key Management System is designed to better manage access to the keys that control access, equipment and assets. Traka 21 makes use of RFID technology to create and monitor permission based access for the assets being protected by the keys. The goal of Traka 21 is to continuously monitor and record who uses the keys and when requiring full accountability by key or keyset and user.
For more information, contact your local locksmith distributor or Traka21 at Web Site: www.traka21.com.
Allegion to Acquire Brio
Allegion has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Brio Industries, a division of RMD Industries Pty Ltd. Brio is a manufacturer of sliding and folding door hardware for commercial and residential spaces in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Brio's suite of products includes door hardware systems and accessories for interior sliding and folding doors; WeatherfoldTM exterior folding doors; straight-sliding, top-hung doors; straight-sliding, bottom-roller doors; and retractable insect screens. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter 2015.
Boon Edam Tailgating Survey
Boon Edam Inc. conducted an internal survey of 3,000 contacts from their database in late 2014 in regards to issues surrounding tailgating entry into buildings. Tailgating (piggybacking) is when a person closely follows an authorized person in order to gain entry into a restricted area. The goal of the follower is to gain entry without having to show authorization. The follower may or may not know the authorized person. Tailgating often has the connotation of being an unauthorized or illegal act.
The survey asked end users, security consultants and integrators to share their perceptions about the risk of tailgating into their facilities. The survey consisted of eight multiple choice questions with comments available for certain questions. The survey achieved a response rate of approximately 8%, and respondents were primarily from North America.
Based on the findings of the respondents; "Over 70% of respondents believe they are currently vulnerable to a security breach from tailgating. More than 50% of those surveyed believe the cost of a breach caused by tailgating would be from $150,000 up to “too high to measure.”
Over 70% of respondents believe a barrier of some type is the most effective way to curtail tailgating, and over 60% reported they use a physical security barrier of some type as well as employee education.
Only 15% said they are currently tracking tailgating incidents regularly.
The majority of survey respondents appear to take tailgating and its risks very seriously and are deploying a variety of strategies to combat it, but they still consider themselves vulnerable. Based on media coverage over the past 10 years, a majority of respondents believe security breaches from tailgating have remained constant or are on the rise.
The results of this survey confirm for Boon Edam that there will be investment in tailgating prevention, and/or increasing the overall level of physical security.
To see the survey, go to Web Site: www.boonedam.us/survey-results-reveal-high-perceived-risks-tailgating
Royal Boon Edam, the parent company, is a market leader in entry solutions in managing the movement of people into and through many types of edifices.
More Tailgating Information
Tailgating is a very common breach of security. There are innocent tailgating instances, where an employee opening a door offers courtesy to persons coming behind by keeping the door open for them. There are also instances where someone unknown gets in close proximity to an employee and follows them in. The employee may not feel comfortable stopping that person for a number of reasons including fear for their safety.
Tailgating has the potential for a criminal act. Someone unknown is in the building. Even if the perimeter is not locked to the public, many buildings, have restricted areas. Examples are hospital operating rooms and laboratories.
Restricting tailgating involves multiple considerations. The least expensive is to train employees to make sure doors close immediately behind them.
Most methods of restricting will dramatically slow the access and egress through the opening.
The slowest method would be a mantrap, as only one person should go through the two sets of doors at a time.
A little faster would be to use a turnstile that admits only one person through per swipe of a badge reader. There are many different types of turnstiles including the traditional wheel, sliding paddles, Plexiglas barriers, etc. These methods still require a type of identification to be able to restrict the unauthorized.
Even with proximity or SmartCards, if there is sufficient room for more than one person, tailgating will probably occur.
The alternative is to have a security guard monitor the movement of employees. This is expensive and not 100 percent guaranteed.
Other methods can be cameras and/or sensors that determine if more than one person enters.
The better solutions will occur when computer processors become fast enough to identify people when they are at the perimeter of the property, away from the building's entrance. As the person comes closer to the entry, the person’s credential, possibly a cell phone, will provide the second round of authorization. The final confirmation will be biometrics. This three-part credential will not solve all of the problems but it will limit the uninitiated.
However, today to maximize security, make sure the door closers are in adjustment and closing at the required speeds. Make sure the locks, exit devices and latches are properly operating, so they secure the door every time. Make sure the hinges are securely mounted and lubricated with no dragging. If the door closes slowly or requires additional closing force, consider using a continuous hinge.
Car-Opening Techniques: 2005-13 Acura RL
This month we will offer car-opening tool manufacturer's recommended techniques for opening the 2005-13 Acura RL. These cars are equipped with multiple layer weather stripping at the base of the windows. The inside lock control mechanisms have bicycle style cables in place of linkage rods.
Caution: Failure to remove the wedges prior to raising the car opening tool into the passenger compartment may result in the window glass breaking.
Caution: When using a car-opening tool whose tip contacts the inside door control, tape the end to prevent marring. It is always a good idea to using some diluted dish soap to prevent damage to the weather stripping when inserting wedges or tools.
The following opening methods can be used to unlock the 2005-13 Acura RL:
Use the High Tech Tools Long Inside Access Tool 89 to unlock the front passenger door locking mechanism. Insert a wedge between the glass and the weather stripping directly above the inside door lock assembly. Insert the 89 car-opening tool into the door cavity with the arch just over the wedge with the tip facing forward. Reposition the wedge to continue lowering the car-opening tool Lower the tool until the arch is a few inches beneath the bottom of the window glass. Rotate counterclockwise slightly until the arc is on the passenger compartment side of the window glass. Slowly raise the 89 tool until the arc and tip are in the passenger compartment. Manipulate the car opening tool's tip until it contacts the door lock-unlock button. Pull on the tool to slide the button towards the front end of the vehicle, unlocking the door locking mechanism. Pull up on the outside door handle to open the door.
Use the Pro-Lok AO-36 “MCOT-Long Tool” and an inflatable wedge to unlock the front passenger door locking mechanism. Begin by inserting the inflatable wedge 12 inches from the front edge of the window glass of the front passenger door. Inflate the wedge. Carefully insert the AO-36 9 inches from the front edge of the window glass with the tip facing forward. Carefully lower the tool 10 inches into the door cavity. Deflate the wedge. Rotate the tool a few degrees counterclockwise until the upper bend is on the passenger compartment side of the glass. Slowly raise the car-opening tool until the tip is in the passenger compartment. Rotate the tool 45 degrees counterclockwise so the tip is against the electric lock-unlock button. Push the top portion of the electric lock-unlock button down to unlock the locking mechanism. Pull up on the outside door handle to open the door. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to remove the car-opening tool.
Use the Slide Lock AutoBuster III car-opening tool and two wedges to unlock the front passenger door locking mechanism. Insert the two wedges wide enough apart at the front of the rear passenger door to permit the car-opening tool to slide between. Insert the AutoBuster III between the wedges wit the tip facing forward. Slide the tool into the door cavity until it is completely within the door cavity. Remove both wedges to relieve pressure at the interior side of glass. Rotate the tool slightly counterclockwise so the loop raises into the passenger compartment side of the glass. Continue to raise the tool until the tip is visible. Carefully manipulate the car opening tool until the tip contacts the lock rocker. Move the rocker to the unlocked position to unlock the door locking mechanism.
Use the Tech-Train Productions TT-1026 car-opening tool and two wedges to unlock the rear passenger door locking mechanism. Insert the two wedges approximately eight inches apart with the front wedge just forward of the vertical inside lock button. Carefully insert the TT-1026 tool into the door cavity between the two wedges with the upper bend facing forward. Carefully lower the tool until the upper bend is beneath the glass. Rotate the tool a few degrees counterclockwise until the upper bend is on the passenger compartment side of the glass. Slowly raise the car-opening tool until the upper bend raises the weather stripping on the passenger compartment side of the glass and just becomes visible. Stop immediately and remove the two wedges. Raise the car opening tool until the tip is visible. Manipulate the TT-1026 so the tip is against the inside lock control rocker. Use the tip to flip the rocker forward to the unlocked position. With the locking mechanism unlocked, pull up on the outside door handle to open the door.
The direction to rotate the door lock plug to the unlocked position is clockwise.
Always follow the manufacturers’ instructions to remove the various car-opening tools. The direction to rotate the door lock plug to the unlocked position is clockwise.
For more information, contact your local locksmith distributor or following car-opening tool manufacturers:
Access Tools (High Tech): Telephone 800-323-8324 Website: www. AccessToolsUSA.com
Pro-Lok: Telephone: 714-633-0681. Web site: www.pro-lok.com
Slide Lock Tool Co. Inc.: Telephone: 800-336-8812 . Website: www.z-tool.com
Steck Manufacturing: Telephone: 800-227-8325. Web site: www.steckmfg.com
Lockmasters Inc. (Tech-Train): Telephone: 800-654-0637 Website: www.lockmasters.com
We are interested in printing opening methods from other car-opening tool manufacturers. Contact Jerry Levine, Telephone: 818-700-0640. E-mail: [email protected].
