http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/07/13/computrace-lojack-for-laptops/ Gadgets, Smartphones, Android Tablets, iPhone, iPad and all the latest tech you'd expect. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/07/13/computrace-lojack-for-laptops/#comment-791 George E. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:18:20 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=64846#comment-791 I am a police officer who worked with Absolute Software on the recovery of a stolen computer that had LoJack for Laptops embedded in the firmware. I immediately installed it in my personal laptop after we recovered the stolen computer from a janitor who had taken it. LoJack's theft recovery people are good enough that I wouldn't worry about the guarantee, because if the computer is on the internet, LoJack will be calling. Our thief even wiped the OS and reinstalled it in hopes he would defeat LoJack (he had heard of it) but unfortunately for him, he didn't know that the LoJack software has a BIOS resident "self-healing" capability. LoJack sent us keystroke logs, screen grabs and IP information that helped us seal the deal on a conviction and get the machine back. I'm a big believer. Don't rely solely on it, but it should definitely be part of your security scheme if you have important data on your machine. I am a police officer who worked with Absolute Software on the recovery of a stolen computer that had LoJack for Laptops embedded in the firmware. I immediately installed it in my personal laptop after we recovered the stolen computer from a janitor who had taken it. LoJack's theft recovery people are good enough that I wouldn't worry about the guarantee, because if the computer is on the internet, LoJack will be calling. Our thief even wiped the OS and reinstalled it in hopes he would defeat LoJack (he had heard of it) but unfortunately for him, he didn't know that the LoJack software has a BIOS resident "self-healing" capability. LoJack sent us keystroke logs, screen grabs and IP information that helped us seal the deal on a conviction and get the machine back. I'm a big believer. Don't rely solely on it, but it should definitely be part of your security scheme if you have important data on your machine.

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