Inc. Magazine: Use MyLaptopGPS as Part of Your Computer Protection Strategy

Courtney Rubin over at Inc. Magazine has written a nice article entitled “What to Do When You Lose Your Computer.” Incidentally, it’s good that the article is entitled “WHEN” and not “IF” you lose your computer. It’s practically guaranteed to happen, so Ms. Rubin goes on to describe a few handy tips:

Change Your Passwords
Check the [...]

Tip of the Week: Have a Mental Checklist Procedure When You Travel

One of the most common places to experience a laptop theft or loss is at the airport. In fact, a recent Ponemon Institute study (see blog posts here and here) have quantified that very thing, noting that about 12,000 laptops per week are lost or stolen in US airports alone.
We are all creatures of habit, [...]

Rip of the Week: 12 Cal State U Laptops Stolen, Hundreds Now at Risk

This time, no less than a dozen unencrypted laptops (plus two desktops) were stolen from a research program at Cal State Los Angeles. CBS 2 reports that the theft occurred from the Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) program on campus.
As a result, “hundreds” of former students and faculty members may be at risk for identity [...]

Rip of the Week: LAX Travelers Lose a Laptop Every 8.4 Minutes

In the Tip of the Week column I’d previously noted the insecurity of airports, with the Ponemon Institute’s study revealing 12,000 laptops per week lost or stolen in US airports alone. For the Rip of the Week I will actually include 1,200. That is, 1,200 thefts (and losses) per week in one single airport.
LA Weekly [...]

Laptop Thefts Riddling Downtown Denver

According to cbs4denver.com, the Denver Police Department is trying to place the public on high laptop-theft alert.
Since January, 39 laptops have been reported stolen solely from the downtown Denver area. In the article, Jodi Brooks writes, “Specifically they say [the thefts are occurring] in businesses along the 16th Street Mall and in the downtown area. [...]

Somewhere, identity thieves may already have imbibed nearly 200,000 unique data records

Somewhere, thieves may already be drunk on the confidential information identifying close to 200,000 current and former employers of domestic brewer Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. That’s because two laptops belonging to the firm went missing to thieves in June, according to The Associated Press. As typically seems to be the case with such thefts, “the company [...]