Oakley Unveils Lost Laptop Locator
Oakley Networks is expanding its insider threat protection tools by offering software that can locate missing laptops and wipe their hard drives remotely. Once installed on a laptop, Oakley's SureFind acts as a locator beacon if a laptop is reported stolen. The software "calls in" to Oakley and reports any activity that has happened since the theft, including information about downloads and logins.
Although there are other locator applications on the market, Oakley feels the SureFind is unique because of the level of discovery that can be attained. If a company finds that no data has been taken, it does not have to report the breach, and data can be removed quickly.
Lost and stolen laptops have resulted in some high-profile information leaks over the past few years, the company noted, and data protection regulations require that such incidents be reported if a company discovers that the information has been exposed. L33tdawg: For a second I thought it was the same guys who make these. Heh :)
