Quick Tip:
Warning to Laptop Users
I recently read a news story about the increase in laptop computer thefts in public places (especially coffee shops) in San Francisco. I'm sure this is happening in other places as well.
The thieves often (though not always) work in pairs. One of them causes a slight distraction near the laptop user, just enough to get his attention for a couple of seconds. When the victim's head is turned, the second person grabs the laptop and is out the door before anybody knows what's happening.
Some perpetrators don't bother with a confederate. They simply grab and run. Most of the victims are sitting near a doorway, a convenient getaway route.
The police give the following advice about using laptops in public:
- Permanently attach a conspicuous identification tag to your laptop. Thieves steal laptops for resale, so an ID tag makes your laptop less attractive.
- Be aware of your surroundings at all times.
- When in a public place, do not sit near the door.
- If you have to turn your attention away from your work, close the laptop and put it in your lap.
- Use a laptop security cable. Attach it to your chair – or, if that's not possible, to a table leg.
- Never leave your laptop alone – even if it's secured with a cable.
- Realize that a crowded place is often less secure than one with fewer people. There are more distractions, and the perpetrators are less obvious.
- Carry your laptop in an inconspicuous case.
One last thing. For more information, go to www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1186/.
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