We use it here for all of our laptops. Have not had a need to do a trace on a stolen unit yet though. It's about $30 per laptop and comes installed on our Lenovos so all I need to do is activate it. $30 isn't very much considering the cost of the laptop.
>>> "Steve Pruitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/21/2008 6:42 AM >>> Yes, but risk management can be like that. You look at the probability of a particular problem and the impact of such a problem. A stolen laptop is relatively high probability, and from what I've read they are most often pawned to pay for drugs. But, if sensitive customer or employee data is lost, that can cost the company a lot of money even if the hard drive is reformatted and the data never seen. One of our lost machines was used by a corporate attorney and contained email messages that were extremely expensive to recreate. That required restoring many tape backups in hope of finding some of those messages. I never did hear just how successful they were. The lawyer did learn from the experience not to use a local PST, no matter how convenient that was. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Marc Maiffret ( mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ) To: NT System Admin Issues ( mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ) Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 4:10 AM Subject: RE: Anyone have experience with Computrace? That is the funny part everyone leaves out when talking about “datatheft” is that the vast majority of the time when a laptop or computer is stolen (even with critical data) the people stealing it are not thinking about your data but the money they will make from simply selling the hardware. But harddrive encryption vendors are making hand over fist for that what if one in a million problem everyone in the IT security rags seem to be up in arms about. -Marc From:Steve Pruitt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Anyone have experience with Computrace? In my last job we used it for a few years, then dropped it. It didn't help recover any of the few stolen laptops during that time, and we frequently had installation problems. I lost track of how many updates they sent me during the initial project, somewhere around a half dozen. All of those issues were things I can't believe were first detected at our company, but the fixes were written in response to my bug reports. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From:John Cook ( mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ) To:NT System Admin Issues ( mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com ) Sent:Thursday, March 20, 2008 4:55 PM Subject:RE: Anyone have experience with Computrace? Cost (roughly) ease of use, scalability, centralized application needed? John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ From:Ziots, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 4:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anyone have experience with Computrace? We are using it, What questions do you have. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA Phone: 401-639-3505 -----Original Message----- From: John Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 4:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Anyone have experience with Computrace? Any info appreciated, TIA John Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
