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Re: Laptop cable locks
From: Adam Nave <nave () MACALESTER EDU>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 08:57:23 -0500
A lot of the theft on our campus is casual and opportunistic, so laptop locks do help there. Not that people remember to use them much, but we do see obvious targets passed over occasionally, and we assume it's because of the locks. Is it worth it? I'm not sure, but I think we have a lot more unused locks on campus than used ones. That said, if 3 guys show up with duffel bags and bolt cutters, with the intent of clearing a computer lab out, those locks aren't slowing them down much. After that, we installed alarm systems in the computer labs and on our LCD projectors. --Adam On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Russ Leathe <Russ.Leathe () gordon edu> wrote:
What's your take on securing physical machines? Are laptop locks worth the expense or 'tie down brackets' the way to go? http://www.computersecurity.com/computer_cage/index.html laptops are in a secure room, bitlocker and domain logon needed. I have always thought cable locks are more of a deterrent than preventive. We are also are installing camera's that are tied to our public safety. Just trying to cover all tracks Thanks for your input, Russ Leathe Director Of Networking and Computer Services Gordon College
-- Adam Nave, CISSP Linux/Unix Systems Administrator Macalester College
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- Re: Laptop cable locks Basgen, Brian (May 24)
- Re: Laptop cable locks Roger A Safian (May 24)
- Re: Laptop cable locks Adam Nave (May 24)
- Re: Laptop cable locks Valdis Kletnieks (May 24)
- Re: Laptop cable locks Pratt, Benjamin E. (May 24)
- Re: Laptop cable locks Russ Leathe (May 24)
- Re: Laptop cable locks Robert Meyers (May 27)
- Re: Laptop cable locks Bruce Carter (May 27)
- Re: Laptop cable locks Russ Leathe (May 24)