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One out of every 10 notebook computers will be stolen within the first 12 months of purchase, and 90% of them will never be recovered. - FB
$47,000 - average cost annually of a laptop theft/loss. - FBI/CSI
Laptop theft doubled over the past year. - FBI
Targeted laptop theft on the rise.- FBI
Over 85% of theft is insider job.- FBI
Laptop theft is one of the top 3 computer crimes along with virus and hacking - FBI.
"Laptops are the most stolen article of property in San Francisco." - San Francisco Police Department, Aug 22, 02.
81% of U.S. firms lost laptops with sensitive data in the past year- Ponemon Institute, Aug 2006
"Loss of confidential data -- including intellectual property, business documents, customer data and employee records -- is a pervasive problem among U.S. companies"- ComputerWorld, Aug 2006.
"Seven out of 10 organizations had laptop computers stolen during the past 12 months, according to a recent survey" - AusCERT, 2006