How To Make Your LAPTOP COMPUTER SECURITY - HOW SAFE IS YOUR NOTEBOOK?
Hundreds of thousands of laptop computers are stolen every year, yet only one percent of them are ever recovered! Most notebooks are swiped through without being noticed in offices, hotel conference rooms, taxi cabs, and public places such as airports and restaurants.
When your laptop is sold on the road, valuable data is lost with it.An unscrupulous thief with access to personal details stored on your laptop's hard drive, such as name, address, date of birth, bank details and Social Security number, can destroy your personal finances and credit rating.
Many high profile people have become victims of laptop theft. Recently, a laptop computer belonging to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's press secretary Margitta Thompson was stolen. Access to confidential political information could be the main motive behind the theft of these notebooks.
Your laptop computer is secure
IBM recently introduced a fingerprint reader for select ThinkPad T42 models, which could be the future of laptop security. The fingerprint reader creates a biometric layer of security that's nearly impossible to breach, but what about the rest of us with older notebooks?
Below you will find 4 useful ways to protect your laptop computer.
laptop cable lock
Cable locks should deter casual thieves. Many laptops come equipped with a Universal Security Slot (USS) that allows the notebook to be connected to a cable lock. They can be purchased inexpensively at office supply outlets and computer stores.
Carve your laptop computer
Permanently engraving your precious notebook may seem like a drastic measure, but marking the outside of the laptop case with your phone number and address can deter thieves and, if stolen, make you more likely to get your laptop back. increases.
laptop motion detector
Equipping your notebook with a motion detector alarm that makes a loud sound when moved. This type of alarm can cause a thief to drop the laptop. An interesting modification is a small radio transmitter that triggers an alarm when you walk more than 10-20 feet away from the receiver in your purse, wallet, or pocket. Such an alarm would certainly alert the thousands of people who leave their laptops in taxis.
laptop tracking
Stolen laptops can be identified electronically using a software tracking code installed inside the laptop's hard drive. Tracing programs such as CyberAngel work when a laptop connects to the Internet and secretly reports the laptop's location. Computress Personal offers similar services through a three-year contract and has agreed to pay up to $1000 if your notebook computer is not recovered within thirty days. Ztrace is a company that offers an interesting twist on laptop tracking. They provide the facility to remotely delete or encrypt your laptop's sensitive files after they have been stolen.
The portability of laptop computers is a boon for both busy executives and laptop thieves. Learning how to secure your notebook will thwart their attempts and keep your laptop and valuable data safe!
Tom Fox writes for Cheap Laptop [http://www.cheaperlaptop.com] - a site dedicated to providing relevant news commentary and reviews about cheap notebook computers and netbooks.
