Tue 8 Jul 2008
Hold On to That Laptop!
Posted by Syd Tash under Security
A new survey reports that over 10,000 laptops are reported lost each week at 36 of the largest U.S. airports. Laptops are easy to lose, and can disappear in an instant. They are a favorite target for thieves, who can easily resell them. More sophisticated thieves are after the data that is on your laptop, rather than the machine itself.
They are looking for passwords, bank account info, credit card numbers or confidential corporate data. Three-quarters of people surveyed said they had no hope of recovering a lost laptop, while 65% said they took no measures to protect all this information. Security checkpoints were the places where laptops were most frequently stolen, perhaps because it is easy to lose track of them.
Keep a firm grip on your laptop at all times. If you put it down, keep it in sight. Have a current backup at the office. Get and use anti-theft devices such as motion detectors, bells, whistles, locks and software that reports the machine’s location if connected to the internet. An ounce of prevention is worth it to keep you from having a bad day!
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