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Within your organization, is every developer required to lock his workstation when leaving it?
What do you see a risks when workstations are left unlocked, and how do you think such risks are important compared to "over-wire" (network hacking) security risks?
What policies do you think are most efficient to enforce locking the workstations? (The policies might be either something "technical", like a domain group security settings for screen-savers to be locking, or a "social", like applying some penalties to those who do not lock, or encouraging Goating?)
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Why should you lock your screen when you're away? This helps prevent others from viewing or using your device when you're not around. Set up your computer and mobile devices to automatically go to screensaver after a certain amount of inactivity. In addition, manually lock when leaving your device unattended.
The easiest command you can use to lock your PC when you need to leave it unattended is Windows key + L. One quick strike of this keyboard command and your device will be immediately locked. If someone tries to use your PC, they will have to enter your password or log in as a different user.
Locking your computer keeps your files safe while you are away from your computer. A locked computer hides and protects programs and documents, and will allow only the person who locked the computer to unlock it again.
Someone with the wrong intentions can cause a lot of damage in 20 minutes with access to an unlocked work computer. An experienced hacker could install malicious software in a matter of seconds.
The primary real world risks are your co-workers "goating" you. You can enforce this by setting a group policy to run the screen saver after X minutes, which can lock the computer as well.
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