Real Notebook Security

Laptop Magazine has an article up on laptop security and all the different ways it can be done, highlighting many pieces of hardware that can secure your notebook. A very interesting read.

For IT managers, mobility is both a blessing and a curse. Having workers who are productive out of the office helps the bottom line, but a company’s assets could easily be compromised by a single stolen system. In June, someone stole a laptop computer with the personal information of 5,800 former Eastman Kodak employees, including Social Security numbers, names, and birth dates. A Kodak spokesperson said the laptop was password protected, but any determined hacker could get around that obstacle within minutes.

What are your security options today? To see how notebook security technology is developing, we reached out to Dell, HP, Toshiba, and Lenovo (which recently purchased the PC business of IBM), as well as behind-the-scenes players like fingerprint reader manufacturer AuthenTec.

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