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Reference number: CH001012
Steps in preventing computer theft or making it less painful.
Question:
Steps in preventing computer theft or making it less painful.
Answer:
Basic recommendations
Below is a short list of recommendations that can not
only help protect your laptop from being stolen but will also help
eliminate stress if it does happen to be stolen.
Protecting:
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Write down the computer serial number
and model number, the
support phone number and any other useful details about the
computer and store that information in your files.
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Keep your receipt of your computer and associated
equipment.
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If you're using a laptop while at a coffee shop,
work, school, or away from home attach it to a lock. Most
laptops today support the
Kensington Lock, which can help prevent it from easily being
taken. If a Kensington Lock is not available
Compucage,
Kensington, and
Targus offer other types of
security protection and locks.
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If this is a personal computer engrave your name
and contact information into it.
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If you're taking your laptop with you on a plane
keep a close eye on it at all times, especially when it has to
leave your hands to go through a metal detector. Thief's can use
this opportunity to take your laptop.
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Check to see if your laptop has
TheftGuard or any other type of security system that can be enabled. If not consider alternative program, we've listed several of these programs in the below services that help track and protect.
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Engrave or put a sticker on the laptop with a phone number with a reward of around $250 for laptop return if lost. Often many thief's can't get more than this on the black market and may call you to sell it back to you.
Eliminate stress:
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Keep an frequent external backup of all your
important data. Having your important data on a CD or other
drive that's not part of your computer can save you a lot of
time and pain if your computer goes missing.
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Create a BIOS password so your computer prompts
for a password before it boots. Additional help and information
on passwords including information about creating a BIOS
password can be found on document
CH000300.
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If you have important or information you'd like
to keep confidential make sure to
encrypt or password
protect that data.
Services that help track and protect
There are dozens of online services that can help
protect your computer and in the invent that it's stolen help locate
it. Below is a list of some of these companies in alphabetic order.
Additional information:
- Information about what you can do if your laptop is stolen
can be found on document CH001011.
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