Laptop Computer Security

Tag archive for ‘data protection’

Can Your Laptop Do This? [WARNING: Violent Content]

Here’s a funny spot that makes one say “what if.”

MyLaptopGPS may not quite go to this extreme, but from your data’s perspective, it does!

Tip of the Week: Patch the Jugular First…Or Just Patch Something First

People tend to get overwhelmed. We all do. Our ToDo lists are ten miles long and getting longer. We are long on good intentions and short on implementation, often with valid reasons.
As I’ve been wading through study after study, report after report, commentary upon commentary, it seems clear that there are, well, a lot of [...]

Tip of the Week: Security Through Obscurity is Not Security

There’s a very tried-and-true saying in the security world: “Security through obscurity is not security.” It is extremely common for users of technology to assume that “the bad guys” will not know how to break in, steal, hack, alter, or achieve whatever damage is in question. A similar belief is that “they wouldn’t be interested [...]

Tip of the Week: Know What’s Going On

This week’s tip is especially for business and enterprise laptop users. All too often, organizations make assumptions. Assumptions are very dangerous.
One assumption made is that your users aren’t putting much sensitive data on their laptops. For example, “we use an SaaS application, so all the data is on the server, so I’m sure our laptops [...]