Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Says Laptop Security Products Must Provide All-in-One Functionality

(BOSTON, Mass. - Nov. 4, 2006 - IDTheftSecurity.com) As research continues to reveal the high cost of laptop computer theft, the high technology industry is responding with novel ways to secure lost machines and recover the data on them. According to Robert Siciliano, a personal security and identity theft expert, smart organizations are equipping their laptops with the best of these offerings, all-in-one technologies that employ Internet-based GPS tracking as well as systems for remote recovery and retrieval of data.

Siciliano, president of IDTheftSecurity.com, provides consumer education solutions to Fortune 500 companies and their clients. The Privacy Learning Institute has featured him on its Web site. This year, Siciliano has discussed identity theft on CNBC’s “On the Money” multiple times, on NBC’s “Today Show,” and on FOX News. He is author of “The Safety Minute: 01.”

“Just one laptop lost to thieves can put a strain on any organization’s bank account,” said Siciliano. “The financial impact far outweighs the nominal costs of alternatives: affordable GPS tracking technology and systems for the remote retrieval of data housed on lost machines.”

Gartner Group research reported at BusinessWeek.com on Oct. 31 has found that just one laptop lost to theft can result in costs related to lost productivity, as well as hardware and software replacement, that exceed $6,000. Often, organizations spend much more, with untold additional funds covering the loss of data.

One all-inclusive solution comes from MyLaptopGPS, an Oklahoma-based firm whose product of the same name, MyLaptopGPS™, uses GPS to track the whereabouts of misplaced and stolen laptops. MyLaptopGPS™ employs Internet-based GPS, a system characterized by affordability and user-friendliness. And, going a step further, MyLaptopGPS™ also installs software that encrypts and silently removes and retrieves important files from lost laptops—at once returning the data to its rightful owner and deleting it on the stolen machine.

“The market offers a number of partial answers to laptop security concerns,” said Dan Yost, chief technology officer at MyLaptopGPS (www.MyLaptopGPS.com). “But GPS tracking technology needs to go hand-in-hand with the ability to remotely destroy data on stolen machines—and nobody wants to destroy the data on that laptop without first being able to retrieve the files. These are the reasons why MyLaptopGPS™ provides all three options in one package for organizations keen on improving the security of their laptops.”

On Nov. 1, the Dailypress.com reported that a laptop computer containing sensitive, identifying information on 4,600 high school senior ROTC scholarship candidates had been stolen from the U.S. Army Cadet Command’s Fort Monroe, Virginia headquarters. Also on Nov. 1, the Cambridge Times, a U.K. publication, reported that a Fenland, England school that lost to burglars over the past six months £20,000 in equipment had since installed tracking technology on all its computers, including laptops.

“Equipping laptops with GPS tracking is one part of the solution,” Siciliano said. “Software that allows you to remotely retrieve the data on missing laptop computers before that data’s compromised at the source completes the equation. And an all-inclusive system saves money for organizations struck by portable computer theft.”

The media are encouraged to get in touch directly with the following individuals:

Robert Siciliano
Personal Security Expert
PHONE: 888-SICILIANO (742-4542)
FAX: 877-2-FAX-NOW (232-9669)
E-MAIL: Robert@IDTheftSecurity.com
http://www.idtheftsecurity.com/

John Dunivan
MyLaptopGPS Media Relations
PHONE (405) 747-6654 (direct line)
jd@MyLaptopGPS.com
www.MyLaptopGPS.com

The media may also contact:

Brent W. Skinner, President
STETrevisions
PHONE: 617-875-4859
FAX: 866-663-6557
E-MAIL: BrentSkinner@STETrevisions.biz
http://www.STETrevisions.biz

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About IDTheftSecurity.com
Identity theft affects us all, which is why Robert Siciliano, president of IDTheftSecurity.com, makes it his mission to provide consumer education solutions on identity theft to Fortune 500 companies and their clients. A leader of personal safety and security seminars nationwide, Siciliano has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, “The Suze Orman Show,” “ABC News with Sam Donaldson,” “The Montel Williams Show,” “Maury Povich,” “Sally Jesse Raphael,” and “The Howard Stern Show.” Visit Siciliano’s Web site, www.IDTheftSecurity.com, or his blog, www.IDTheftSecurity.blogspot.com.

About MyLaptopGPS
Since 1984, the minds behind AIT Solutions, LLC (DBA MyLaptopGPS.com) have specialized in complete system integration. From real-time electronic payment processing software to renowned mid-market ERP implementations, the executive team at MyLaptopGPS has been servicing leading enterprises and implementing world-class data systems. With MyLaptopGPS™, AIT Solutions, LLC brings a level of expertise, dedication, knowledge and service that is unmatched. MyLaptopGPS™’s rock-solid performance, security, and reliability flow directly from the company’s commitment to top-notch software products and services.

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