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Bracknell Council protects against data loss for less than £60 per laptop

(29/12/2008)

Data loss hasn't been out of the headlines throughout 2008. Some of the UK's most data sensitive organisations have been victims of it, but have been equally guilty of inadequate management of sensitive information that should have been stored responsibly. According to Absolute Software, the biggest security challenge that organisations face when it comes to preventing data loss and security breaches is understanding exactly what data and devices they have and need to secure. One organisat... [more]

900 laptops go missing at London Heathrow airport every week

(12/09/2008)

Data loss is hitting the headlines all too often. Airports have become rich pickings for laptop and data thieves. Approximately 22.5 million business travellers pass through London Heathrow’s terminals every year, and according to a recent survey by the Ponemon Institute, it is the worst offender for lost and stolen laptops with up to 900 devices going missing per week. Despite most of these laptops having security precautions such as passwords and encryption in place, there is still a lo... [more]

Encryption isn't enough to keep data safe on stolen laptops

(28/08/2008)

Laptops are easily mislaid. Most of these laptops had security precautions such as passwords and encryption in place. The fact is that this level of security is not enough. It is the data on a laptop that is valuable, and so therefore, being able to keep this safe and out of the wrong hands is of the utmost importance. William Pound, VP International Operations, Absolute Software, commented: "The lack of security precautions taken to secure important data is shocking. There needs to be ac... [more]

Absolute Software helps UK police cracking down on computer theft

(18/04/2008)

The recent spate of high profile UK Government data loss incidents appears to be beyond measure. But these reflect a simple truth: today’s world is increasingly mobile, and the devices we use to achieve that contain even more critical information, business, governmental and personal. Absolute® Software’s tracking and recovery software, Computrace®One™, is unique in that it provides the underlying services in the form of Theft Recovery Officers who work directly with police around the world ... [more]

Checklist for a Layered Approach to Laptop Security

(08/01/2008)

Here is a quick checklist of best practices for protecting data on mobile assets: 1. Understand the risks. As organisations open up their networks to their mobile workforce, partners, customers and others, they expose themselves to greater security risks than when traffic was mostly internal. 2. Be proactive. If you cannot identify the weaknesses in your network’s security, someone or something will exploit those vulnerabilities. Educate yourself on current security risks, including the... [more]

ComputraceOne tracks computers and helps recover those that go missing

(02/01/2008)

ITN (Independent Television News) has seen the benefits of Absolute Software's ComputraceOne laptop monitoring and tracking service following two recent thefts. In two unrelated crimes, one laptop was stolen from a staff member's car and another was stolen from an employee's home. The police were able to identify and charge two alleged thieves. Another demonstration of how well this type of software works can be seen with recent recoveries of stolen laptops for BRC Reinforcement Solutions (BR... [more]

 

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