It seems that laptop thefts from the nations airports are skyrocketing, and according to one report, over 647,000 laptops are stolen each year. The estimate is that about 12,000 go missing each week. That seems like an incredible amount of thefts and should warn laptop users of the dangers they may face while traveling. According to this article:

The Ponemon survey was commissioned by Dell, which on Monday announced new security services to commercial customers that include tracking and recovery of lost laptops and prevention of data theft.

Dell’s laptop tracking service uses technology including GPS (Global Positioning System) to locate and recover lost laptops. The data protection services include the ability to remotely delete data on a hard drive and services to recover data from failed hard drives.

The article also states that about 10,000 thefts a week happen at 36 major airports, while another 2,000 laptops are taken per week from mid-size airports. It is unkown which airports have the most thefts, since this information was not included in the article.

Be safe. Keep your laptop close when travelling.

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