Laptop Security in Public Places
Was at a meeting last week where a number of participates had their laptops with them and used them extensively. Some were personally owned while others were owned by their employer. Not sure what the mix was.
I did not notice it until a colleague called it to my attention. All of the participants had left the room leaving their laptops unattended. This made for an easy grab by an untrustworthy individual. The meeting room was near an outside entrance. It was just off a restaurant lounge area which had a high volume of people traffic.
No wonder so many laptops and PDA's disappear each year. From a positive standpoint I feel confident that no one would find personal records of 30,000 employees, but I do know that company proprietary and confidential information was on every laptop. Could be very damaging to company direction and corporate image.
We have let our guard down! Think before you leave your laptop in public places or it may be your CNN moment. Don't be That Guy . . .
--Frank
