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Re: Securing iMacs in labs/offices
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Cousin)
Mon Jun 6 09:40:37 2011
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iAnchor is a great option I think. You can check out a review on
LabMonkeys.net.
http://www.labmonkeys.net/blog/securing-your-imacs-with-the-ianchor/
-Michael
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Adeel Siddiqui <asiddiqui@usao.edu> wrote:
> We are looking into options for:****
>
> ** **
>
> **a) **Physically securing iMacs in our labs/offices****
>
> **b) **Installing anti-theft software for our iMacs and MacBooks****
>
> ** **
>
> For physically securing the iMacs, we=92re considering iAnchor (
> http://www.ianchor.net/) and the iMac security kits from
> http://www.pc-security.com. I=92m looking to see what solutions others ha=
ve
> used for this scenario. ****
>
> ** **
>
> For anti-theft software, we=92ve considered Hidden (http://hiddenapp.com/=
)
> and Undercover (http://www.orbicule.com/undercover/mac/). Are there any
> other software solutions (open-source, commercial, custom) that you are
> using for this purpose? ****
>
> ** **
>
> I=92d love to hear feedback, pros, cons, lessons learned, etc.****
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks for any input.****
>
> ** **
>
>
> regards,
> *Adeel Siddiqui**
> *
> *Network Administrator* <http://www.usao.edu/home/staff/adeel-siddiqui>*
> *Information, Research and Network Services
> *University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma* <http://www.usao.edu/>
> Chickasha, OK 73018
> (405) 574-1319
> asiddiqui@usao.edu ****
>
> ** **
>
> *"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler"
> -- Albert Einstein*
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iAnchor is a great option I think. You can check out a review on LabMonkeys=
.net.=A0<a href=3D"http://www.labmonkeys.net/blog/securing-your-imacs-with-=
the-ianchor/">http://www.labmonkeys.net/blog/securing-your-imacs-with-the-i=
anchor/</a><div>
<br></div><div>-Michael<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 6, 20=
11 at 9:12 AM, Adeel Siddiqui <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:asidd=
iqui@usao.edu">asiddiqui@usao.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex;">
<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al">We are looking into options for:<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span>a)<span =
style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></s=
pan><u></u>Physically securing iMacs in our labs/offices<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span>b)<span style=3D"font:7.0pt &qu=
ot;Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></span><u></u>Installing a=
nti-theft software for our iMacs and MacBooks<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">For physically securing the iMacs, we=92re consideri=
ng iAnchor (<a href=3D"http://www.ianchor.net/" target=3D"_blank">http://ww=
w.ianchor.net/</a>) and the iMac security kits from <a href=3D"http://www.p=
c-security.com" target=3D"_blank">http://www.pc-security.com</a>. I=92m loo=
king to see what solutions others have used for this scenario. <u></u><u></=
u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">For anti=
-theft software, we=92ve considered Hidden (<a href=3D"http://hiddenapp.com=
/" target=3D"_blank">http://hiddenapp.com/</a>) and Undercover (<a href=3D"=
http://www.orbicule.com/undercover/mac/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.orbic=
ule.com/undercover/mac/</a>). Are there any other software solutions (open-=
source, commercial, custom) that you are using for this purpose? <u></u><u>=
</u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=92d lo=
ve to hear feedback, pros, cons, lessons learned, etc.<u></u><u></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks for =
any input.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><u></u>=A0<u></u></=
span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><br></span=
>regards,<span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><br></span><i><span style=3D"font=
-size:12.0pt;color:black">Adeel Siddiqui</span></i><b><i><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:14.0pt;color:black"><br>
</span></i></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><br></span><a href=3D"http:=
//www.usao.edu/home/staff/adeel-siddiqui" target=3D"_blank"><i><span style=
=3D"font-size:10.0pt">Network Administrator</span></i></a><i><span style=3D=
"font-size:10.0pt"><br>
</span></i><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">Information, Research and Netwo=
rk Services<br></span><a href=3D"http://www.usao.edu/" target=3D"_blank"><b=
><span>University=A0of Science and Arts of Oklahoma</span></b></a><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:10.0pt"><br>
Chickasha, OK 73018</span> <span style=3D"color:#1F497D"><br></span><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:10.0pt">(405) 574-1319<br></span><a href=3D"mailto:asiddi=
qui@usao.edu" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">asiddiqui@=
usao.edu</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span><=
/p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><i><span=
style=3D"font-size:9.0pt">"Everything should be made as simple as pos=
sible, but not simpler"<br>-- Albert Einstein<u></u><u></u></span></i>=
</p>
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