Re: On the Spot Corrections

[Mally Mclane <mally.mclane () BRISTOL AC UK>]

Hello,

Not strictly from a Higher Ed perspective, but....


On 4 September 2014 20:00, Mertz, Brian E <bmertz () illinois edu> wrote:

>  Several years ago, we used to roam through our various libraries (the
> top locations on campus for laptop theft) leaving bright orange cards on
> laptop keyboards. The cards read something to the effect of “We could have
> stolen your laptop, but we didn’t” and a link to a webpage with physical
> security best practices.
As well as working on email/collaboration here at Bristol University in the
UK, I also volunteer as a police officer (same uniform/powers, no pay...)
and one of the events we police is Glastonbury Music Festival (much the
same size as Lollapalooza) and do a very similar thing amongst all the
tents and people a little drunk....

http://glastonburypolice.com/not-so-smart-now-see-what-loot-we-could-have-taken-last-year/

We also try to create a community spirit and get 'neighbours' watching for
each other by giving out these:
http://glastonburypolice.com/tent-watch-comes-to-glasto-2014/

and make use of FindMyIphone, Lookout etc...
http://glastonburypolice.com/phone-tracking-success-arrests-and-more/

Crime is going down year on year, so we appear to be having an effect


Mally
p.s. for the curious, I'm..
https://twitter.com/Policeatglasto/status/482836147962671105


>  We weren’t smart enough about building in reporting metrics for the URL
> to see just how effective this was, but at the time we were happy about
> being proactive.
>
>  Plus, it was kind of fun to keep the cards with you and drop them
> whenever an unattended laptop appeared.
>
>  --
>
> Brian Mertz
>
> Senior Client Relationship Consultant
>
> Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES)
>
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>
> bmertz () illinois edu
>
> twitter.com/cites
>
>   From: Roger A Safian <r-safian () NORTHWESTERN EDU>
> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv <
> SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
> Date: Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 1:04 PM
> To: "SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU" <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
>
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] On the Spot Corrections
>
>   Our police department used to go around putting “Got ya” tags on
> unsecured hardware.
>
>
>
> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [
> mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>] *On
> Behalf Of *Leland Lyerla
>
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 4, 2014 12:46 PM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* [SECURITY] On the Spot Corrections
>
>
>
> While eating lunch at the cafeteria this afternoon, a colleague and I
> noticed several phones, key chains, laptops were left unattended at tables
> by faculty, staff and students as they went through the food lines.
>
> Can anyone share guidelines/practices in place for addressing and
> correcting physical security lapses on your campus?



-- 
Mally Mclane
Communication and Collaboration Services Manager
University of Bristol