Protect Yourself Against Laptop Theft
Laptop theft is a popular crime because they’re so easy to steal and sell. People have their laptops with them almost everywhere they go these days including airports, restaurants, coffee shops, libraries, etc. It only takes a second to walk away with one and, criminals have no problem reselling them on the street, at flea markets, pawn shops, used computer shops, etc.
To protect yourself, make sure you don’t leave your laptop unattended in a public place. It’s also a good idea to install a laptop alarm or security software which actually uses GPS to locate where your laptop was taken after it was stolen. The following companies have some good products available.
http://www.lalarm.com/en/LAlarm_Laptop_Alarm.htm
Download for LAlarm laptop alarm application
LAlarm is free laptop security software. It sounds an alarm when a laptop is in danger of being stolen, and it can also recover and destroy data if the laptop is stolen. It has five different alarms and includes other security functions designed to protect laptops and your data.
http://www.absolute.com/products/lojack
Absolute Software-Computrace lojack for laptops
LoJack by Absolute Software helps track, locate, and recover a stolen laptop. If your computer is stolen, you contact LoJack customer service. They trace your computer to determine who has it, and then work with the police to recover and return it to you. The software also has the ability to remotely delete all of your personal files from the hard drive to keep the thieves from stealing your identity. The standard edition is $39.99 per year and the premium edition is $59.99 per year.
http://www.locatemylaptop.com/
Locate My Laptop
Locate My Laptop is another service that helps track and locate stolen laptops. It also has the ability to remotely delete data from your laptop to prevent identity theft. They have a free plan and a premium plan, with more features, that is $33.00 a year.
http://www.laptopcopsoftware.com/?gclid=CP-q-9Ta7J0CFQpinAodZ2amLw
Laptop Cop
If your laptop is stolen, you log in to your account and report it as stolen. Once you’ve done that, you can retrieve and/or delete files. You contact their customer support to begin the physical recovery process. If you buy the full monitoring plan, you can see all of the thief’s actions on your computer, including personal logins, emails, instant messages, keystrokes, screenshots, etc. You can also have customer service lock down the stolen computer so that the thief can’t use it. A one year license is $49.95.
Gadget Trak
GadgetTrak helps protect your laptop from theft by using tracking technology to locate the precise location of your PC if it is stolen. Whenever your PC is moved to a new location, GadgetTrak detects this and sends information directly to you including the IP address, internal network address, host names as well as location and ISP data. A one year license is $24.95.
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November 2, 2009 4:56 pm
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