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Lock Down Systems

Once an attacker has physical access to the building, protecting your

hardware gets a lot harder. There are some options here, but don’t plan on

them doing much more than slow someone down by a few minutes and make

it obvious to anyone watching that they’re up to no good:

• Lock the doors to your workspaces. A fast, reliable keyless lock

system can make it painless to lock them even when the user steps out

for a moment.

• Cable locks can keep someone from quickly walking off with the

hardware.

• USB locks make it harder to plug in a USB drive to load malware for

stealing data.

• RJ-45 locks limit an intruder’s ability to gain access to the wired

network.

• Server locks limit access to a server’s ports and drives. There are also

locking rack doors to limit access to the front or back of an entire

server rack.

These devices are meaningless if an intruder can walk in like they belong,

sit down at an unattended, logged-in computer, and get to work. Don’t leave

a logged-in PC unattended, even if it’s just a Standard or Guest user. May the

gods help you if you walk away from a server still logged in as an

administrator. You’re tempting fate.

If you must step away for a moment, manually lock the computer (or

screen) with a hotkey or the primary OS menu. On a Windows system, just

press WINDOWS-L on the keyboard to lock it. It’s also a good idea to set up a

screensaver with a short wait time and configure it to show the logon screen

on resume.

EXAM TIP If you’re in charge of multiple-user security best practices,

having a screensaver required on each workstation—configured to show the

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