Technologies to prevent data leakage due to laptop loss and theft
This morning I read one news about the ATT(Anti-Theft Technology) technology from Intel. It’s expected to enable the enterprises and organizations to remove the sensitive/confidential data at stolen/lost laptops. It’s a technology based on Intel chips.
Data loss and protection have been one of the top priorities of CIOs and CISOs. Such kind of incidents of data loss and leakage might bring un-predicted troubles and legal risks to the company. Attrition has a good listing of such kind of incidents.
When I talked about this tech news with my colleagues, I got to know there are already some software technology in place to realize somewhat similar functionality. Computrace from Absolute.com is one of them. This page shows how this technology works. Lenovo has partnered with Absolute on this technology. In addition, in order to enhance its security protection of laptops and desktops, Lenovo also partners with Utimaco. Safeguard security software, including Safeguard Easy, Leakproof and etc. are good security enhancements to Thinkpad users, besides other TVT software enhancement.
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This is the way to use Computrace from its website:
5 Easy Steps to Computrace Success
The Computrace technology is more than just software – it’s like having your own security team watching over your computer. Here’s how it works:
* You install the client software on your computers using your preferred method – this could be an MSI installer, login script, image or any other deployment method that works for you. It’s easy and it’s secure. The client software is small, stealthy and hidden on the computer. The end-user will not even know it is there.
* Your computer reports location, user, hardware and software information to our confidential, secure Monitoring Center every day it connects to the Internet.
* You track and manage your computer assets, including remote/mobile computers, using reports, alerts and administration functions from the secure Customer Center website.
* If your computer is lost or stolen, our full-service Recovery Team works with local law enforcement agencies to track the location of the computer, secure subpoenas and warrants and return your stolen computer to you within 60 days. If Absolute can’t recover your laptop within 60 days, you may be eligible for our Recovery Guarantee of up to $1000.
* If you choose, and at your request, an optional Data Delete function can be performed on your stolen computer to keep sensitive data from falling into the wrong hands. (For further details, see the Data Delete section, below.)