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Thwarting cyber thieves
Computer expert Ken Colburn has some simple steps on protecting your sensitive information if your computer is stolen.
October 18 2008, CNN

Build it, Tweak it, Know it
DL.TV's Scott Asnault sits with Absolute Software's CEO John Livingston to get the latest info on LoJack for Laptops.
September 2008, ExtremeTech

Future Shop to Add LoJack for Laptops to Security Lineup
For owners of laptop computers and compact PCs, there is no greater fear than to realize your computer has been lost or stolen. Fortunately, Absolute Software Corporation, which provides and specializes in computer theft recovery and data protection, announced yesterday that its Computrace LoJack for Laptops Premium will be available through all of Future Shop's 133 retail locations and online at www.futureshop.ca.
August 19 2008, HubCanada

BACK-TO-SCHOOL GADGETS
If the unthinkable does happen and the laptop gets stolen, you might be able to get it back if you've loaded the Computrade LoJack for Laptops software onto it. It works much like car LoJack systems.
August 17 2008, ABC 7 Online

Yikes! The Computer Ate My Office Work
Half of all organizations had a laptop or other mobile device stolen last year, according to a recent survey by the Computer Security Institute.
August 2008, Inc.

Stay alert to larceny in the air
With fares and fees skyrocketing lately, you're excused for feeling that someone's picking your pocket every time you fly. But every year thousands of airline passengers have items stolen from security check points, overhead bins, and bags both checked and unchecked.
July 2 2008, MSNBC

Schools Use LoJack to Track Stolen Computers
Metro schools are taking action to protect their investment of 18,000 laptop computers. View Video ›
April 21 2008, WSMV Nashville

Absolute Software and Intel Collaborate on Anti-Theft Technologies
Absolute Software Corporation has announced that they are collaborating with Intel to integrate its Computrace asset management, data protection, and theft recovery technology and services into Intel's Anti-Theft Technology.
April 9 2008, the Mac Observer

Thwarting Thieves
The price we pay for mobile devices that regularly decrease in size yet increase in power is that they're more likely to get lost or stolen. Laptops are an especially hot item as they're practically part of the uniform for college students, people on the go, and business travelers.
April 2008, PC Today

Education Key in Slowing Laptop Theft
Corporations spend billions of dollars each year repeating the same message over and over. It's called advertising and it works. A similar approach, according to this Processor story, stands the best chance of slowing the never ending tide of stolen laptops.
March 17 2008, IT Business Edge

Wi-Fi Tools of the Trade: Bedouins
Uber-mobile bedouins rely on Wi-Fi to get their work done. Here, we share a comprehensive list of their favorite tools--from software to laptops and accessories--for working from public hotspots.
March 12 2008, Wi-Fi Planet

Dotto Tech features LoJack for Laptops
On Tech Toys, Caroline shows us LoJack for Laptops, security software that allows your computer to be traced in the event of theft. View Video ›
February 15 2008, DottoTech.com

1 in 65 victims of laptop theft will recover items
Victims of laptop theft have about a one in 65 chance of being reunited with their computers, according to UT Police Department records. UTPD counted 65 reports of laptop theft last year, five more than in 2006. Only one was recovered in each year.
January 22 2008, The Daily Texan

Security Software Tracks Down Stolen PC
A thief pilfers a laptop computer from an unsuspecting traveler at an airport departure lounge and flits off, unnoticed. A few years ago, the laptop's rightful user would have had little chance of seeing it again.
January 22 2008, FOXNews.com

Apple Recovery with Absolute Software
Absolute Software is already a Vancouver success story for its innovative laptop security and theft management software, and it was on hand at Macworld showcasing products such as Computrace Lojack for Macintosh, which silently connects a computer to Absolute's monitoring centre once it connects to the internet.
January 16 2008, Techvibes Blog

CES- LoJack for your computer
This may sound like a joke, but if you can put LoJack in your car, why not in your laptop? At the CES LoJack booth, they first scare you with statistics -- over 600,00 laptops are stolen every year, or one every 53 seconds.
January 09 2008, Popgadget.com

2007

42% of Enterprises Lack Data Security Policy for Mobile Devices
Absolute Software surveys 185 members of NetworkWorld's Technology Opinion Panel about the state of computer and data security in their organizations.
December 11 2007, mobileenterprisemag.com

Laptop Mobility Means Vulnerability
To judge by recent news reports, the most popular place to store confidential data these days is on a poorly secured laptop.
November 27 2007, Law.com

Don't Let the Grinch Steal Your Laptop
The scheming, green sourpuss is not the only villain who is hard at work over the holidays. As we approach the celebrations and festivities, a host of everyday thieves find the lure of loot too strong to resist; high-tech gear, including laptops, are certainly no exception.
November 13 2007

Laptop theft a campus issue
Eric Harris returned to the parking garage one day to find the doors and trunk of his car jimmied open. He searched frantically for the briefcase that contained his laptop but in a matter of seconds, the sad truth dawned upon him: It had been stolen.
November 6 2007, Daily Bruin

Software Solution Helps Track Down High-Profile Laptop Thief
Absolute Software Corp. recently announced that is has recovered a number of laptop computers allegedly stolen from the Tampa, Fla. Headquarters of OSI Restaurant Partners LLC (parent company of Outback Steakhouse).
November 2 2007, Security Products

Personal Computing: Saving your digital life
Okay, so you have most of your digital life housed in that three kilogram clamshell known as your notebook computer. What can you do to keep it safe?
November 2007, Hubcanada.com

Laptops stolen at record rates
Since August, the number of laptop thefts have doubled since the beginning of the year.
October 31 2007, Winonan

Here's how a slick laptop thief was foiled in Tampa
Smart, shrewd,determined. A serial thief was portrayed as all these. Here's how his alleged crime spree unraveled after a stop in Tampa.
October 28 2007, St. Petersburg Times

‘Laptop Lojack' Leads Police to Stolen Computer
Software installed on a Lynnwood man's stolen laptop led police to the thief's hideout and to the computer's recovery.
October 3 2007, KIROtv.com

‘Laptop Lojack' Leads Police to Stolen Computer
Software installed on a Lynnwood man's stolen laptop led police to the thief's hideout and to the computer's recovery.
October 3 2007, KIROtv.com

Laptop Rats out Thieves
LoJack for Laptops helped recover a local man's laptop and catch two suspects in the case.
October 3 2007, HeraldNet

Laptop Thieves Unknowingly Give Themselves Away
A pair of brazen thieves thought they had pulled a fast one after stealing several computers. But what they didn't realize at the time was that one of those computers was rigged.
October 3 2007, KOMO

Gamers Gain Supremacy with Dell XPS M1730
Software installed on a Lynnwood man's stolen laptop led police to the thief's hideout and to the computer's recovery.
September 27 2007, TMC Net

Eight Tips for Holding onto or Recovering Your Laptop
According to the FBI Computer Crime Survey of over 2000 firms, more dollars were lost in 2005 due to notebook-PC theft than from any other computer crime except viruses.
September 17 2007, PC World Canada

Help-Key: Securing Your Laptop
Each year in the USA, roughly a half-million laptops are stolen. Last night, Yours Truly became a statistic.
September 10 2007, CrunchGear

Hobbs: Hardware, Software Can Aid in Battling Theft of Laptops
Each year in the USA, roughly a half-million laptops are stolen. Last night, Yours Truly became a statistic.
September 7 2007, Tucson Citizen

The 15-Minute Tip
More and more, my laptop is my life, and I'll bet for you in the Millionaire Zone, it's yours too. My work, communications, photos, finances, contacts - all stored on that laptop.
August 8 2007, Market Watch

Hi-Tech Checklist for A+ Students
Preparing for school is more than just buying pencils and notebooks with today's tech-savvy students.
August 5 2007, Westchester-1

Dateline Investigates iPod Thieves, Calls Them "i-Jackers"
NBC's Dateline decided to stop catching predators for a moment to catch "i-Jackers," or iPod thieves.
August 2 2007, Crunch Gear

Hot iPods, Is There a Way to Stop Thieves Cold?
Frustrated iPod owners are angry, their music taken from them by thieves Dateline caught on hidden camera.
August 1 2007, Dateline MSNBC

Laptop Thefts Increase Near "U" Campus
Laptop computers are proving to be a seductive target for thieves in Minneapolis. Police investigators believe laptop thefts are driving an increase in home burglaries in the city.
July 17 2007, WCCO 4

Mobile Gear Security Advice for Students
As the kids pack up for a return to school, it's time to start thinking about how to keep all those high-priced electronics from getting ripped off.
July 15 2007, Yahoo! Tech

Will a Fingerprint Scanner Make a Laptop Harder to be Stolen?
Biometric authentication is an important security measure that helps with access control and authentication into a computer and is a key theft deterrent; it's also like having a lock on a door.
June 8 2007, Yahoo! Tech

Your Notebook is Going Commando
2007 might well be the year your mobile computer gets stolen. Strangely, your chances of recovering it just got much better.
June 8 2007, The Huffington Post

Now There's LoJack for Your Laptop
LoJack technology can help you find your stolen car, and now it can help you find your stolen laptop. The company is teaming up with Absolute Software to make CompuTrace: LoJack for Laptops.
June 5 2007, News 14 (Raleigh)

LoJack for Laptops Security Review
LoJack for Laptops is an easy to use anti-theft security software that promises to aid you and police in recovering your laptop should it get stolen.
June 2 2007, Notebook Review

New Services Help Consumers Keep Track of Their Gadgets
When Chua Si Zhen accidentally left behind her cell phone at a cafe, it wasn't the handset she was worried about losing.
May 29 2007, CNN.com

Not Always Encrypted
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may not be doing a very good job of encrypting data on its laptops, but it does have a way to recover its lost equipment.
April 5 2007, WashingtonPost.com

Safe and Sound
As a kid, my ultimate fears used to be about giant, purple polka-dotted monsters under the bed or accidentally showing up to school without pants on. April 1 2007, Remix

Absolute's Software Sleuth Device Leads Investors to a Higher Level
Absolute Software Corp. has helped police locate thousands of stolen laptop computers and even nab a Texas murder suspect. Two years after it went public, the Canadian company is finding eager investors as well.
March 30 2007, Globe and Mail

LoJack Hunts Down Stolen Laptops
If you've ever lost your laptop and felt like a dolt, consider a report released in February by the Justice Department.
March 30 2007, Smart Computing

LoJack for Laptops
With more data security breaches involving stolen mobile devices, it's time to seriously consider remote tracking technologies.
March 23 2007, InfoWorld.

How Not to Get Your Laptop Stolen (And How to Protect Yourself If It Does)
People are going to swipe laptops no matter what, but there are a handful of steps you can take (and products you can buy!) to encourage ne'er-do-wells to lift some other sucker's property instead of yours.
March 21 2007, Crunch Gear.

Dell Bundles Laptop Theft Recovery
Dell is to bundle Absolute Software's burglar-beating Computrace LoJack for Laptops recovery service with "select" Inspiron notebooks, the PC giant said today.
February 6 2007, The Register.