subject: Laptop Stolen? Tips To Protect Data [print this page] Laptop is expensive equipment, but the amount of data and other information stored in laptop is no less important. In fact losing even a bit of it is
traumatic, think about the consequence if whole of it is compromised owing to laptop theft. It would cause jitters out of any one. The situation is graver if
your laptop has sensitive data. But there are ways by which you can protect data on your laptop to a considerable extent as given below.
BIOS Password Foremost step to protect your laptop from being jeopardized is setting a password on the Bios. Even if your laptop gets stolen, the thief
should not get an easy thoroughfare. Setting a BIOS password is a great way to stop unauthorized person hacking into your system. A three time unsuccessful
wrong password entered would lock the system. Even if the thief wants to get rid of the password protected BIOS, it would require a considerable hard work.
So to a greater extend you could find a possible way out here.
Login Password - Next level of protection lies if you set a login password and most operating systems support it. Setting login password is not only
essential but must do thing for laptops. But keep in mind to make the passwords a strong one. Common password practices are advisable like using caps locks
and numbered combination for password. Do not use the same password for all, making it a breeze for thief in case he/she can guess it. Though there are mores
advance ways to bypass the passwords, yet we can make an attempt.
Other Option Available Include
Create an Alert Report to the police, though they can seldom find your laptop successfully. Yet chances are that once your stolen laptop is entered into
the data base and the thief tries to sell it, he/she could get caught. You can even inform the local pawn shops or the laptop repair shops for your missing
laptop, describing the features and the serial number.
Encrypt Only Data Or Encrypt the File System Both would be effective but while the former would be a little handy. Latter could be more complex, though
more protective. There are numerous softwares which can be utilized to encrypt you data.
Emboss Your Name - Though it sounds a little tacky but you should engrave your name and contact information on your laptop. It greatly reduces the resale
