DEF CON 30 - Sam Quinn, Steve Povolny - Perimeter Breached Hacking an Access Control System

The first critical component to any attack is an entry point. As we lock down firewalls and routers, it can be easy to overlook the network-connected physical access control systems. A study done by IBM in 2021 showed that the average cost of a physical security compromise is $3.54 million and takes an average of 223 days to identify a breach.

HID Mercury is a global distributor of access control systems with more than 20 OEM partners, deployed across multiple …

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