Hotel Lock Security Breach Affecting Four+ Million Rooms: Educational Video and Updated White Paper Now Available

As a result of the overwhelming requests by management companies and hotel owners around the world to see how LOCKFIX cures the security breach, OpenWays is releasing an educational video; An updated White Paper is also available taking into consideration the "Crime Alert" published October 12th – links below

As a result of the overwhelming requests by management companies and hotel owners around the world to see how LOCKFIX cures the security breach, OpenWays is releasing an educational video; An updated White Paper is also available taking into consideration the "Crime Alert" published October 12th – links below

Chicago - October 15, 2012 - The major security breach impacting more than four million electronic door locks installed worldwide, disclosed by Forbes.comand presented at the BlackHat security conference in July, continues to alarm hotels and hotel management companies worldwide seeking to address the issue. Links to an educational video, a White Paper and more are below:



OpenWays' Educational Video is available by following this link.




To request a copy of the new White Paper that identifies problems with electronic locks installed in more than four million hotel room doors, and offers an independently security audited "LOCKFIX"


  • In addition to the published security flaws, other important security issues were found. Details about these additional threats and how to neutralize them are being made available only to pre-qualified hoteliers.

OpenWays has developed its cure for the impacted locks independently and no endorsement of the affected lock manufacturer is intended or implied.
(*) other major non published security threats were discovered. In the interest of everyone safety, it is OpenWays policy is not to publicly disclose security threats. Such “reserved “information will only be made available to pre-qualified hoteliers

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