Physical Security of laptops

Most users know that they must protect their own data. The system administrator applies anti-virus software and anti-spyware to prevent the system from being attacked by malware. The IT department installs personal firewalls and intrusion detection and defense software to protect computers from malicious attacks. Files and folders are password-protected and even encrypted to prevent unauthorized access to these files and folders.
For some computer users, the above measures may be sufficient. But what if someone takes the entire computer away? Desktop Users are not worried about this problem, but it is very dangerous for laptop users. Users can enjoy many benefits when using their laptops, and also face security risks.

At present, there are a variety of products that can help you prevent the loss of your laptop. Depending on whether you use your laptop as your main device on your desk, whether you like to use your laptop while traveling, or if you like to use your laptop in public wireless hotspots, your security requirements may be different. You can consider the following defense measures:

1. Steel refer lock. The most common method to protect the safety of laptops is to use steel Referer locks, such as the MicroSaver steel Referer produced by Kensington technology companies. This tool is mainly composed of a steel cable with a lock configured. These locks can be inserted into all the laptop's Micro security slots. You can connect a laptop to a non-removable item with a steel cable, and then insert the lock plug into the mini-safe slot of the laptop.

2. Portable steel refer lock. The portable steel refer lock is similar to the standard steel refer lock, but the portable steel refer lock has a scalable steel cable instead of a fixed length steel cable. You can adjust the length of the cable according to the location where the computer is locked. To see what this type of steel Referer lock looks like, check Kensington's MicroSaver portable steel Referer lock.

3. Move the alarm. Another way to ensure that your laptop is not lost is to connect to a mobile alarm. Mobile alarm products like defcon mdp (Mobile Data Protection) produced by Targus Group International can be inserted into the slots of your laptop, when it finds that the laptop is moved, it will scream, regardless of whether the laptop is turned on or off. Targus DEFCON 1 is similar to the above mentioned steel Referer lock system. However, it is configured with an alarm that generates an alarm when the laptop is moved or the cable is disconnected.