Cost of losing laptops

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

Study conducted by the Ponemon Institute paid for by Intel

http://communities.intel.com/docs/DOC-3076

Commentary: 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/23/ponemon_intel_lost_laptop_study/

...
A single lost or stolen laptop costs a business an average of nearly 
$50,000. At least, that's the word from an Intel-sponsored study by the 
Ponemon Institute.
...

Value of missing kit was mathmagically calculated by factoring laptop 
replacement, data breach cost, loss of productivity, investigation cost, 
and other variables.
...
By far, the cost of a data breach was found to be the most expensive 
part of losing a lappy, eating up about 80 per cent of the total average 
cost to a company.
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