

Many professional desks have grommets you can thread a lock cable through.

Do You Have a Good Anchor Point?Įven the best laptop lock is useless if you don't have a strong anchor point such as a desk or a cubicle wall to connect it to. Some companies give their employees cabinets where they can lock up devices after hours, but that doesn't protect laptops during the workday, and it requires workers to waste time reconnecting their notebooks to power outlets and docks every time they take the machines out of the cabinets. ]įor data-security reasons alone, companies should provide their employees and contractors with laptop locks they can use at their desks in the office.

When some laptops were stolen from Coca-Cola in 2013, the company exposed the names and personal information of 74,000 employees and contractors to identity thieves. With more companies adopting "bring your own device" (BYOD) policies, an employee or contractor's personal laptop could be the source of a data breach.
