Technology for dealing with lost laptops
Lost laptops and misplaced CDs seem to have become a near-weekly occurrence - in the past week, there'ïs been news of three lost Ministry of Defence (MoD) recruitment laptops, four court discs from the Ministry of Justice, and a sanction from the data protection watchdog for Marks & Spencer.
With the near-ubiquity of portable devices for mobile working, it's no surprise the things get lost, stolen or otherwise misplaced. But when said devices carry not just corporate secrets but the personal, private details of millions, such mistakes carry a heavier weight. Indeed, the case of the lost laptops from the MoD has had many asking what measures should have been in place - and why so much data was being held on them.
