Laptops Most Often Stolen From Most Unlikely Place

From “Laptops Most Often Stolen From Most Unlikely Place”
CIO (08/15/16) Olavsrud, Thor. Posted by ASIS.

According to Kensington’s IT Security & Laptop Theft report, the No. 1 place employees had experienced IT theft was ‘cars and transportation’. The No. 2 response, coming in ahead of ‘airports and hotels’ and ‘restaurants’ was the office. Kensington, a supplier of desktop and mobile device accessories, surveyed 300 U.S. IT professionals from a range of industries for the report. The company found that 34 percent of organizations do not have a physical security policy in place for their laptops, mobile devices, and other electronic assets. Additionally, 54 percent of respondents do not currently use physical locks for IT equipment. “Since studies confirm that well-implemented security can significantly decrease laptop theft by as much as 85 percent, it’s important for IT personnel to consistently utilize physical locks for computing and mobile equipment to provide resistance to tampering and theft,” said Rob Humphrey, director of Global Product Management, Security, Kensington.

Author: Gregory Schmidt, CPP, PSP, CHSS

Gregory M. Schmidt, CPP, PSP, CHSS of Eagle/ Trident Security is board certified in Security Management, Physical Security, and Healthcare Security supervision. He has over thirty years of experience developing dynamic security programs, plans and policies for businesses in Indiana, Kansas and Florida. His conversation-style personal safety seminars are highly regarded and always in demand. Mr. Schmidt is a member of ASIS International, the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.

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