Posts by Arieanna Schweber :

As of February 2013, over 4.5 million iPads were sold to US educational institutions with sales to the K-12 market doubling in year over year figures for the end of 2012. As we discussed in our whitepaper, “Realizing the Promise of Digital Textbooks,” the demand for digital textbooks and e-learning is on the rise, though the use of iPads and tablets in the classroom is not without risk. Smartphones...

New York Senator Charles Schumer recently re-introduced the Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act, legislation that would make tampering with the unique identification number of a stolen cell phone a Federal crime. Currently, one of the ways that thieves are bypassing the creation of the stolen phones database is through the simple alteration of a stolen phone’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number to reactivate the phone. The proposed legislation...

The 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study was recently released by Ponemon and HP Enterprise Security highlighting that the cost and frequency of cyber crime have continued to rise for the third year in a row. In the study, malicious insiders and stolen devices were included as cyber crimes. The theft of laptops and mobile devices was reported by 46% of organizations and is considered one of the most...

In letters written to the Chief Executive Officers of Apple, Google/Motorola, Microsoft and Samsung, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman recently pushed for greater initiative from the cell phone industry in cracking down on mobile theft, with special emphasis on “Apple picking” of iPhones and iPads. As outlined in the brief, the letter draws attention to the rise in mobile theft and the ease with which stolen devices can be wiped and...

If you are in the healthcare industry, data security and complying with security rules and regulations is a top priority. As shared by Intel, the partnership between Absolute Software and Intel delivers you a powerful solution to manage those requirements. In the whitepaper, “Built-in Protection in Laptop PCs Improves Compliance with New Healthcare Rules,” you can learn about how Absolute Computrace is taking advantage of Intel Anti-Theft Technology (Intel®...