Tips for Traveling with your Laptop
Protect you and your organization while traveling on the road with your laptop! Here are some great ways to protect all the sensitive data stored on your laptop.
Security Tips for Traveling with your Laptop:
- Encrypt your laptop's hard drive. You can encrypt your laptop's hard drive using products like PGP® and Truecrypt.
- Do not leave your laptop in sleep mode; always shut it off. Having your laptop in sleep mode may allow you to get through a security check faster, but a laptop that is not shut down enables thieves to easily extract passwords, documents, and other sensitive data.
- Use asset tracking software. This software will destroy contents stored on your laptop if it is ever stolen. Computrace® by Absolute® Software can help centrally track devices and help get back stolen laptops.
- Never let your laptop out of your sight.
- Do not get distracted.
- Do not use a computer case for your laptop. It is recommended using a nondescript, non-black carry-on bag. This approach makes it more difficult for thieves to know you are traveling with a laptop.
- Never identify for whom you work. Wearing a shirt with your organization's decal on the laptop case makes your property more enticing for thieves.
- Guard your laptop screen. Ensuring no one is around you while looking at your laptop or using a screen protector are two possible solutions.
One of the best recommendations for traveling with a laptop is to think like a thief. Always take steps to ensure you are not making a thief's job easy.
(Source: Shazam)
