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Security
Guide
1. Keep quiet about deliveries of equipment - theft is
most likely in the first 72 hours.
2. Notebooks and equipment replaced after a successful
claim are likely targets (85% of computer thefts within the
education sector were repeats. Lessons from Schools - Burquest
and Pease 1992)
3. The majority of these repeat thefts take place within
30 days of a previous incident. Implement measures to ensure a
similar incident cannot take place!
4. Note that a large proportion of computer theft takes
place in the early evening, between 7pm and 9pm. (Pulling the
plug on Theft - Police Research Series 101, Whitehead and Gray
1998).
DO
1. Consider a specialist policy such as CompuCover.
Insurance excesses can be high and consequently there is a
danger that equipment may have to be replaced out of already
severely stretched funds.
2. Treat the equipment as if it is your own property even
when ownership is with the school.
3. Visibly mark to indicate ownership or use security
protection.
4. Make sure you know where the unit is and never lend it
to an uninsured party.
5. Transport carefully - it is not a toy but an important
aid to your work/education.
6. Use an approved carry case but ideally not one that
advertises its contents.
7. Store computer equipment in a secure room.
DO NOT
1. Leave your notebook unattended in a public place or
vehicle.
2. Make it obvious it is a portable computer when
transporting it.
3. Use a notebook close to the edge of a desk or other
surface.
4. Leave pens or any other object on the keyboard when closing
the lid.
5. Slam the lid shut.
6. Put drinks anywhere near the unit. |
