Asset Tracking
Laptop theft is a significant threat to users of laptop and netbook computers. Many methods to protect the data and to prevent theft have been developed, including alarms, laptop locks, and visual deterrents such as stickers or labels. Victims of laptop theft can lose hardware, software, and essential data that has not been backed up. Thieves also may have access to sensitive data and personal information.
Theft of laptops has been on the increase and is attributed in part by an increase in ownership but also because they are an attractive proposition for thieves and opportunists.
Laptop computers, tablets, cellular phones, and other personal electronics have become a target of choice for thieves all over the country. Why? Because they are small, valuable, can be removed quickly, are easily hidden, and there is a market for them. A thief can sell a stolen laptop, flat screen TV, or other device to an unsuspecting buyer, and easily receive up to half its value in cash.