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- <Header>The Physical Security of Computers
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- <Header>The Prolox System
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- <Subhead>Why fit computer security devices at all?
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- <Subhead>Computer theft in the UK is escalating ever year and
- has now reached an annual figure in hardware alone in excess of
- £ 100 million. Insurance companies are now increasingly
- insisting on lock down as a condition of cover. But the prime
- reason to lock down is to secure your data and your system to
- avoid the massive disruption to business that occurs if your
- computers are stolen, and to comply with the requirements of the
- eighth principle of the Data Protection Act.
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- <Subhead>The PROLOX system is approved by all the major
- insurance companies- a vital consideration when selecting a
- security device. To date the UK has no recognised acceptance
- tests to identify quality computer security devices such as
- PROLOX. Now however, due to the ever increasing occurrence of
- computer theft, the UK insurance industry has arranged with The
- Loss Prevention Council to devise such a test for the UK.
- Products that pass will be the only products acceptable for
- insurance purposes. The UK test will be virtually identical to
- the stringent annual test carried out in Sweden by the "
- STOLDSYDDS- Foreningen SSF" (official theft prevention
- organisation). The PROLOX range fully complies with this test
- and was the first product to receive approval.
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- <Subhead>The PROLOX system provides physical security of
- computers: it is smart and unobtrusive, fits under, to the side,
- or to the base of your desktop computer, server, printer, or fax
- machine All of this is achieved whilst giving the user full
- flexibility of use.
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- <Subhead>The PROLOX system comprises of lockable, sliding
- aluminium rails which fit unobtrusively to the base of the
- computer. In locked mode your computer is firmly attached to the
- desk and in unlocked mode the equipment easily slides free for
- maintenance or unsecured use at an alternative workstations.
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- <Subhead>The rails are fixed using high strength adhesive strips
- and/or fixed bolts to both the workstation and the desk. The
- rails can be permanently removed and used at another site if
- required.
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- <Subhead>The lock itself is anti-pick and has anti drill
- centres, it is possible to get "common" keys if appropriate.
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- <Subhead>It takes 15 to 20 seconds to remove a computer from a
- building yet the typical response to an alarm is 12 minutes!
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