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LAlarm Free Laptop Alarm 5.7 B

LAlarm Free Laptop Alarm 5.7 B

...or SMS when an alarm goes off. 1) Theft Alarm- It prevents laptop theft by sounding an alarm when a thief tries to steal a... Read more

6 January, 2011

ICO levies first data-breach fines

The Information Commissioner's Office has imposed fines on Hertfordshire County Council and employment services company A4e for data breaches Read more

24 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Businesses address laptop data theft

...thin-client and other security technologies to tackle the increasing problem of laptop theft and the associated risk to corporate data. An exclusive investigation by... Read more

16 May, 2007 by Andy McCue

Support grows for thin-client computing

Increased data security and energy efficiency are among the factors driving an increase in businesses' adoption of thin-client technology Read more

6 June, 2007 by Will Sturgeon

Hospital loses information on child patients

Details of thousands of children are lost after a laptop is stolen from hospital offices Read more

27 March, 2007 by David Meyer

Patient details lost after NHS laptop theft

At least 950 patients' personal details, as well as scans of their retinas, were on a NHS laptop stolen in Wales Read more

17 December, 2007 by Kable

County council hit by laptop theft

Worcestershire County Council has lost personal information on thousands of its staff after a robbery Read more

28 February, 2007 by Tom Espiner

Nationwide fined £1m over laptop theft

UK building society failed to operate effective security measures to protect customers from data theft Read more

14 February, 2007 by Graeme Wearden

Leader: Laptop theft is everybody's problem

...has published a series of articles shedding light on the issue of laptop theft in the UK. And it has made for worrying reading. The... Read more

21 May, 2007 by silicon.com staff

London: Capital of laptop theft

Theft growing faster than sales... Read more

15 May, 2007 by Will Sturgeon

Laptop theft: tagging the next big crime-busting initiative

Government puts £5.5m into new scheme... Read more

27 May, 2002 by Pia Heikkila
Losing the laptop blame game

Losing the laptop blame game

Rather than trying to prevent laptop theft, companies should put systems in place to ensure such losses do... Read more

15 February, 2007 by Leader
WinMagic Case Study: Money Partners

WinMagic Case Study: Money Partners

Having identified laptop theft as a possible risk factor during its regular audit and penetration... Read more

18 February, 2009

Over 10000 laptops are lost every week in US airports!

...has only 1 confidential record, direct annual damage is $54,861,625 Laptop theft is fairly prevalent in the U.S., said Mike Spinney, a... Read more

1 July, 2008

Exclusive: How safe is your laptop?

Laptop thefts soaring in Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Merseyside... and Devon... Read more

8 May, 2007 by Will Sturgeon

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