Hang Onto Your Laptop
Published by Bob Foster
I recently read that, according to a study done this past summer for Dell, travelers lose more than 12,000 laptops per week in U.S. airports. Of course, some are simply “left” and show up in lost and found, but most of them are actually stolen.
There have been two leaders in computer tracking for quite some time. Absolute Software, and Brigadoon Security. Now a new service has appeared on the scene: Adeona (adeone.cs.washington.edu). This new service is free and open source, allowing the software to evolve with experience and new ideas by other developers. Might be something to look into.
Of course, the best thing is to hang onto your laptop in the first place.
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Hi Bob, losing corporate and personal intel is bad and theft is worse, but what makes me nuts are the security breaches that come under the auspices of stupid.
Namely, all those who throw out/recycle not just laptops, but anything with a memory card that’s just sitting there waiting for the black hats to scoop them up. And this includes digital copiers, such as the ones at your local copier shop, where so many people make copies of their tax returns, health records, etc.
Nice… I will hold on to my laptop. Thanks also for the information.
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