What Is Chassis Intrusion
Detection?
Chassis
intrusion detection is a feature of certain motherboards. If anyone opens the
computer's chassis, or case, Windows will notify the user with a pop-up message
the next time he turns on his computer.
Features
Chassis
intrusion detection has three different settings: Enabled, Enabled-Silent and
Disabled. Enabled-Silent, which is the default setting, creates an event noting
that it detected an intrusion without notifying the user. The Enabled setting
will alert the user by displaying an on-screen message, while the Disabled
option will ignore any chassis intrusion.
Disabling
Turn
off chassis intrusion detection by entering the system setup screen, selecting
the "System Security" option, then switching the "Chassis
Intrusion" option to "Disabled." Windows will no longer alert
the user that someone has opened the case.
Benefits
Chassis
intrusion detection is a helpful security feature, especially for large
corporate networks. This intrusion detection method can alert a system
administrator when someone opens a computer case; she can then investigate it
and determine if anyone has tampered with the computer hardware.
