Lock your hardware, software and data down; mark all IT assets as your own with classification and protect them by continual monitoring. Lock assets down, asset marking and protect technology at all times.

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Welcome to Lockdown Market, your go-to source for securing and marking your IT assets. In today’s digital landscape, protecting your information technology assets is paramount. Locking down your hardware, software and data with classification and continuous monitoring is essential to safeguarding your business against cyber threats.

Lock it Down and Mark it

You are an Enterprise CIO overseeing IT infrastructure and security for a large enterprise. You know locking down your IT assets involves implementing robust security measures to prevent unauthorized access. This starts with adopting a zero trust, where every access request is verified, regardless of the user's location. Zero trust ensures that only authenticated and authorized users can access critical systems and data. Marking your assets is equally important. By classifying your IT assets, you create a clear inventory, making it easier to track and manage them. This also helps in identifying the sensitivity and importance of each asset, ensuring that the appropriate level of protection is applied.

Lock it Down, Mark it and Protect it

As an IT Manager looking after IT infrastructure and security for a mid-sized company to effectively protect your IT assets, a multi-layered security approach is necessary for compliance and insurance. This includes:

• Implementing strong access controls: Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) and role-based access controls (RBAC) to restrict access to critical systems and data.
• Encrypting sensitive data: Ensure that all sensitive data is encrypted both at rest and in transit to prevent unauthorized access.
• Regularly updating and patching systems: Keep your software and hardware up-to-date with the latest security patches to protect against vulnerabilities.
• Conducting regular security assessments: Regularly review and assess your security measures to identify and address potential weaknesses.

Lock Assets Down

As a private, proud homeowner locking assets down involves securing both physical and digital assets around the house and home. This includes implementing physical security measures such as access control systems, surveillance cameras, and secure storage solutions for hardware. Additionally, digital assets should be protected with firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and antivirus software to prevent cyber attacks.

Asset Marking

You are a Small Business Owner wearing many hats and you wish to guard against theft of your assets. You implement Asset marking which involves labelling and tagging your IT assets to identify ownership and track their location. This can be done using physical labels, RFID tags, or digital asset management systems. By marking your assets, you can easily track and manage them, ensuring that they are accounted for and protected.

IT Asset Inventory Management

Item	Serial Number	Description (Version)	Purchase Date	Value	Location used/Owner
Microsoft Office 365	N/A	Business Premium (2025 Edition)	2025-02-10	£150/user	Company-wide
Lenovo ThinkPad X1	LPX1-987654	Intel i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD	2024-11-20	£1800	Main Office
Adobe Photoshop	N/A	Creative Cloud 2025	2025-03-15	£240/year	Marketing Team
Dell PowerEdge Server	DPE-456123	Xeon Processor, 128GB RAM	2023-07-05	£5000	Data Center
Slack	N/A	Enterprise Grid Plan	2025-01-22	£12/user	Company-wide

The above table can be used for hardware and software inventory and asset control. ServiceNow or similar *ITSM tool sets and also be used. 

Protect Technology at All Times

Continuous monitoring is crucial for maintaining the security of your IT assets. Implementing a security information and event management (SIEM) system can help you monitor and analyse security events in real-time. This enables you to detect and respond to potential threats quickly, minimizing the impact of any security incidents.

At Lockdown Market, we are committed to helping you secure and protect your IT assets. By adopting a comprehensive approach to asset protection, you can ensure that your business remains safe and secure in the digital age. Get in touch today. Book a consultation also visit www.linkedin.com.

*IT service management ITSM is the processes and activities to plan, design, create, building, implement, deliver, deployment, improvement and support IT services for customers, employees and other stakeholders. See ITSM: IT Service Management Definition, Benefits & Tools | Atlassian, What is ITSM? - IT Service Management - ServiceNow and IT Asset Management - ITAM - ServiceNow