lightstep is very helpful, get some resistance, thier damage is reduced by your normal DT/DR so AR, toughness, even tougher are very helpful.. maybe some cheap armor if you dont mind losing it when PKed while farming and just ignore them, run over them and use doctor and first aid after lockpicking
disarming them one by one is very inefficient, it takes alot of time so you get less loot (loot/time)