The keys can also be hacked. There is a video online somewhere of opening a Kingston lock with a piece of cardboard tube. There are a number of cheaper brands and they are good value. You can also get mounts that stick to the cases and you can just use standard cable - the sort that you can get from an AV supplier for securing lighting on staging etc.
We had a cybercafé where the monitors were mounted on the wall using quick-release brackets, but we linked the monitors to each other using Kensington locks. You could remove the monitor, but would need to steal the wall as well to get them out the door. You can buy tamper alarms, so you could link a number together and tamperproof a central joint. Depends on if you think someone will walk in with bolt-cutters. You can easily order sets of locks that use the same key from Kensington, and probably Belkin. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 19 August 2009 9:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Laptop security locks Any combination lock can be cracked with enough time. I used to have a cheat-sheet for entering ever single combination on Simplex door code locks. If you were good, you could enter ever single combination in an hour. Ever have drop-off box Fedex packages go missing in the 80's? Guess why. -- ME2 On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Tom Miller<[email protected]> wrote: > Boss wants keys, and I think those units were more than I want to pay. > >>>> Stefan Jafs <[email protected]> 8/19/2009 3:50 PM >>> > > Why not use the combination locks, no need for a key. > > http://ca.kensington.com/html/12126.html > > ___________________________________ > > Stefan Jafs > > > > From: Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:42 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Laptop security locks > > > > Folks, > > > > Looking for recommendations on low-end laptop locks. We have temporary > training room that will have a number of laptops, and I don't want them > taking flight. > > > > I'd like a system where there is a master key for all locks, since we won't > be distributing these locks to users. I see Belkin has something, but it's > not clear to me if the master is for that lock or all locks I'd buy. > > > > Suggestions? Looking to spend less than $20 per lock. > > > > > > Tom Miller > Engineer, Information Technology > Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board > 757-788-0528 > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > > > > > This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for > the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not > read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed > in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the > Amico Corpoartion company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to > make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept > responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email > or attachments. > > > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
