Kensington Gives Advices for Safe Holiday Travel with Laptop

Kensington, the computer accessories and peripherals maker, recently gave laptop users some security advices to make holiday travel safer. “Some simple tips from Kensington can save holiday travelers from the financial, commercial, and personal expense of losing a notebook, ” the company’s press release says. Some of the tips include use of Kesington’s products, such as security locks.

Here are the tips:

1. Never leave a laptop unattended in a public area or an office you are not familiar with.
2. Pack away your laptop when you are not using it.
3. Always lock your laptop with a cable-locking system, such as the Kensington MicroSaver, to your desk or in a secure cupboard if left overnight or while in meetings.
4. Make sure that equipment is not swapped or lent to other staff without proper authorization.
5. When traveling by car, lock equipment that is not being used in the trunk using one of the Kensington security locks available.
6. When traveling by plane, never put a laptop in your checked luggage.
7. If in a restaurant or bar, always make sure that the bag containing the laptop is secured. Put the shoulder strap under your chair.
8. When in a hotel, lock your laptop to a fixed object or store it in the room safe, if possible.

According to a recent survey commissioned by Kensington Computer Products Group, 65% of people plan to take their notebook computer with them on vacation this holiday season. A notebook computer is stolen every 53 seconds, and according to the FBI, 90% of stolen notebooks are never recovered, while Symantec’s research suggests that an average notebook holds content valued at $972,000 and that some could carry as much as $8.8 million worth of commercially sensitive data and intellectual property.

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