Posted by admin on December 14, 2011
At AVG, we don’t just concern ourselves with internet safety. We also keep a close eye on offline habits that may put our users’ data in jeopardy. As part of our ongoing research into consumer safety, we recently carried out our Lost In Transit study; a survey into when, where and how the average person [...]
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Tags: Alarming Statistics, Average Person, Bank Details, Consumer Safety, Festive Season, Grabs, Holiday Season, Insurance Company, Internet Safety, Jeopardy, Laptop Owners, Mobile Devices, Ongoing Research, Personal Data, Respondents, Smartphone, Social Profiles, Thieves, Transit Study, Vigilance | 
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Posted by admin on September 1, 2011
The tremendous popularity of Facebook and the large number of overly trusting users make it a prime target for scammers and thieves to steal personal information. The scams are ever-changing and often follow the hottest trending topics. Although malcode can’t be spread directly through Facebook, malicious operators work hard to take over users’ accounts or [...]
Categories: Security, Software | Tags: Bad Guys, facebook, Friends, Gift Cards, Javascript Code, Online Surveys, Photo, Popularity, Posting Photos, Prime Target, Real Person, Ruse, Scammers, Scams, Sensational Video, Thieves, Urls | No Comments »
Posted by admin on June 18, 2011
As a recent campaign by Norton reminded us, “you get what you pay for” in security software too. When you rely on free or open-source security programs – be they antivirus or laptop tracking – you’re putting your computer at risk. Let’s talk, for example, about the area of laptop tracking & recovery. Are free [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Amp, Assets, Bad Guys, Bruce Schneier, Compatibility, Free Options, Gps, Laptop Tracking, Laptops, Law Enforcement, Norton, Open Source Programs, Open Source Security, Open Source Software, Security Programs, Security Risk, Security Software, Skilled Professionals, Thief, Thieves | No Comments »
Posted by admin on June 18, 2011
Mobile devices make workers more productive and – well – mobile. They are also attractive to thieves. See this note from Wired Magazine: Thieves have certainly developed a fondness for the iPad. In Washington, DC, for instance, cops attribute a recent surge in subway crime to a vogue for snatching iPads, iPods, and smartphones; gadget robberies [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: 5th Avenue, Company Networks, Dollar Value, Fondness, Gadget, Ipad, Ipods, Mass Transit, Metro System, Mobile Devices, Robberies, Security Issues, Smartphones, Starbucks, Subway Crime, Target, Thieves, User Level Security, Vogue, Wrong Hands | No Comments »
Posted by admin on April 21, 2011
A new study from 100,000 Ipswitch network administrators reveals what corporations consider the biggest compliance issues. The survey shows that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the most challenging information security regulation for businesses to implement. The survey found that, when asked what was the most challenging compliance regulation from an IT [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Carboni, Compliance Issues, Corporations, Ennio, Hackers, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Portability, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Hipaa, Information Security, Ipswitch Inc, Management Division, Network Administrators, Network Management, Percentages, Security Regulation, Standpoint, Survey Found That, Thieves | No Comments »
Posted by admin on January 22, 2011
Think that thieves are going to obvious when they steal your laptop? Think that just because you put your laptop in bag with you that it’s safe? Think again! Watch this thief slowly pull a laptop bag over to him using his foot. You can avoid this kind of theft by putting, in this case, [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Hat Tip, Laptop Bag, Lojack, Thief, Thieft, Thieves | No Comments »
Posted by admin on January 11, 2011
Absolute Software’s Stephen Broscoe was on hand to chat with Cult of Mac‘s Leander Kahney at CES this week. Mark & Leander talked about the future of enterprise use of the iPad, which we predict will take off this year. “We have enterprise customers who want to replace 10,000+ laptops with iPads, but until there’s [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Absolute Software, Amp, Ces, Cult Of Mac, Enterprise Customers, Enterprise Software, Ipad, Ipads, Laptops, Leander, Management Solution, Program Management, Technological Perspective, Thieves | No Comments »
Posted by admin on October 19, 2010
The government of Canada has announced Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy, a 5-year $90 million plan (plus $18M ongoing) to meet the “three pillars”: to secure government systems, secure cyber systems across Canada through partnerships, and to help Canadians be secure online. At the government level, some of the changes will include: Introducing changes to the [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Canadians, Criminal Code, Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Criminals, Cyber Security, Cyber Systems, Federal Response, Government Level, Government Of Canada, Government Systems, Incident Response, Liberal Mp, Mark Holland, Response Centre, Rest Of The World, Security Strategy, Sprint, Thieves, Three Pillars, Tip Line | No Comments »
Posted by admin on October 6, 2010
The IRS has put together a series of Top 10 Things Every Taxpayer Should Know About Identity Theft for the 2010/2011 tax season. During tax season, identity thieves will use stolen information in an attempt to file a tax return for a refund. Here are the 10 things the IRS suggests you know about identity [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Attempt, Clarity, Contact, Discrepancies, Email Scams, Id Theft, Identity Theft, Irs Id, Irs Information, Irs Tax, Irs Website, Questionable Credit, Reported Income, Ssn, Tax Return, Tax Returns, Thieves, Wages, Wallet, Www Irs Gov | No Comments »
Posted by admin on September 4, 2010
This laptop was stolen from a university auditorium after the cable was forced open. Within a couple days of theft, Absolute had identified two unauthorized users – both students at the school. The Recovery Team passed this information over to police, who recovered the stolen computer and probed the suspects for further details. Interviews broadened [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Absolute, Accusations, Conspirator, Couple Days, Criminal Complaints, Expulsion, Impeccable Timing, Indictments, Laptop Thefts, School Janitor, Scope, Stolen Computers, Thieves, Unauthorized Users, University Auditorium | No Comments »
