Patent ID: 7986225

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a pluggable security device for protecting an electronic device, the pluggable security device including: an enclosure; a connector for plugging the security device to the electronic device and providing a first electrical connection to the electronic device, wherein the electrical device also has a separate second electrical connection to a network; an alarm sound source for producing an audible alarm sound; a battery for providing electrical power to the pluggable security device; and a microprocessor unit (MPU) for controlling the pluggable security device; wherein the alarm sound source, the battery, and the MPU are disposed within the enclosure; wherein the MPU is configured to generate an alarm including activating the alarm sound source, in response to at least one alarm triggering event comprising detecting disconnection of the electronic device from the second electrical connection to the network; and wherein the MPU includes a non-volatile memory unit for storing at least one of: (a) device operational policies and (b) configuration settings.