Legal Industry Educational Institution
greater Philadelphia area

On a basic walk-through The CORE Group was able to identify major weaknesses in the front door, passive IR exit systems, elevator controls, and virtually all of the classroom and staff office doors. Nearly all filing cabinets and storage cabinets were either unlocked or locked with hardware of such weak design that even improvised tools could be used to open them. Staff were totally unprepared to counter basic social engineering attempts and allowed strangers access to wiring, network equipment, and critical data. We conducted a debriefing with the management, helped them make some low-cost changes to some of the more critical locks, and held a staff training session. The school became much more prepared to properly guard their student records, financial data, and technology equipment.

County Paramedic Dispatch Vehicles
northern Delaware

A member of The CORE Group was asked to inspect and assess the quality of the locks used in mobile paramedic vehicles on their chests that store "high restriction" drugs and medical paraphernalia. The official, sanctioned hardware offered virtually no protection at all and could be opened by persons with little to no formal surreptitious entry training. It is alleged that the reports of our findings have lead to requests for upgrades of the lock mechanisms to pick-resistant and pry-resistant hardware. This potential change could have the ability to keep tens of thousands of dollars worth of life-saving medicines out of the hands of illegal street dealers.

Hybrid Keypad/Keyed Lock Door Access Control
Las Vegas, Nevada

A high-end access control door lock was produced that incorporated an electronic keypad as well as a conventional keyed locking mechanism. Within the security industry there were rumors of a number of manifold flaws in this system, and members of The CORE Group were able to quickly identify and successfully exploit these weaknesses, making the door handle operate repeatedly and reliably without proper credentials. This exploit was demonstrated live during one of our Black Hat training sessions, during which time we explained to the students in attendance how minor changes to the design of the lock could almost totally eliminate every last aspect of this weakness.

Robotic Key Lock
Stanton Concepts

The developers of the "RKS Lock" approached a CORE Group member very early in their project's life cycle and eagerly listened to feedback that was offered in discussions of the lock's design and operation. The RKS lock is one of the most fascinating and potentially useful new designs coming to market at this time due to the manufacturer's commitment to analysis and inspection by outsiders during the hardware's development cycle.

In-Depth, Hands-On Training Seminars
Black Hat, SecTor, HackInTheBox, DeepSec, ToorCon, HackCon, ShakaCon, et. al.

Members of the CORE Group have been offering deep knowledge trainings at highly renowned and respected events around the world for many years. Our students consistently give high feedback marks and conference organizers repeatedly ask us to return for additional sessions in the future.