According to Gartner Group, "Up to 80% of corporate computer crime
or laptop theft in North America is a result of inside jobs".
Laptop PC get
lost, stolen, or missing all the time, no matter
how well you protect them. You already have
proper protection setup for
virus,
spyware,
spam,
hacker,
physical cable lock,
encryption,
and even access control such as
SecuriKey.
To prepare for the worst, you should consider
tracking and theft recovery software and service.
The asset loss
associated with laptop theft is substantial. However, losing the
laptop and its installed software is often the least worry among
corporate and government users of laptops PC. Following are some
of the serious concerns:
The risk that confidential or sensitive
information will be lost or even stolen is the biggest concern
for corporate and government laptop PC users. According to the
Gartner Group informal surveys indicate that 15% of laptop
thefts are committed to obtain confidential information.
The risk that a stolen laptop will be used to
gain unauthorized access to corporate networks. Over 50% of
computer crimes are linked to stolen laptop PC.
Business interruption losses and administrative
costs involved in obtaining and setting up new systems, worst
when employees have not regularly backed up the information on
the hard drive. Re-entering data is not just time consuming, but
very costly.
Then there is concerns about liability and
lawsuit when confidential
information from a third party such as customers and vendors is
lost. This is a particular issue in the financial and health
care industry.
