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97% of stolen laptops are never recovered (fwd)
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 17:16:59 -0400 (EDT)
Forwarded from Al Mac <macwheel99_at_sigecom.net> Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:08:29 -0500 97% of stolen laptops are never recovered, according to this article http://news.com.com/Getting+over+laptop+loss/2100-1044_3-6089921.html?tag=nefd.lede at http://search.news.com/search?q=PC+theft+security 600,000 were stolen in 2003 750,000 were stolen in 2005 People need to learn not to leave their laptops unattended such in plain sight in locked auto or in e-sight with the wireless port open when not in use. Anyone can suffer from burglary, but there are prudent actions to reduce risk of an incident. The data on the laptop should also be protected ... encryption, passwords Does your laptop really need to be carrying around sensitive data that can be better protected at employer HQ? Let's assume that some day our laptop is going to get stolen. There needs to be a directory some place of what sensitive info was on it, so that proper notifications can rapidly go to everyone affected. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Security_Audits Al Mac AKA Alister Wm. Macintyre _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/errata/dataloss/
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