Can you get your stolen laptop back?
There is a way that you can protect your laptop, and then retrieve your laptop after it’s been stolen.
The Ponemon Institute, a privacy risk management think tank, released an extensive study in June 2008 entitled “Airport Insecurity : The Case of Missing and Lost Laptops.”** They studied laptop security at 106 American airports and found that there is an average of 12,000 laptops lost, missing or stolen at American airports PER WEEK! The airport with the worst record is Los Angeles International, with about 1,200 per week. The nation’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield, was in eighth place with 450 per week.
Further, the study found that only 33% of the laptops within the airport’s Lost and Found Departments are ever reclaimed! That means that the remaining 67% of unclaimed laptops are either sold or disposed of by airport authorities. Can you imagine the amount of sensitive personal and business data contained in those laptops? No one knows what happens to that data, but it is ALL at risk. The Identity Theft risks are astronomical.
In a recovery case, three burglary suspects were arrested on February 1, 2008 by Albuquerque police, thanks to a stolen computer loaded with tracking software. The software is called LoJack for Laptops™, developed by Absolute Software. The tracking software told the police exactly where to find the suspects. The police were also able to recover thousands of dollars in other stolen property at the location.
Absolute Software is the leader in Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking™ solutions. It works this way: You install the LoJack for Laptops™ software and register it at the LoJack website. If the laptop is stolen, you notify your local police and notify the LoJack Recovery Team. The next time your computer is connected to the Internet, the laptop secretly notifies the Monitoring Center of its whereabouts. The Recovery Team can track its location, and provide police with the information they will need to get a search warrant and recover your laptop.
Pricing for LoJack for Laptops™ starts at only $39.99 per year.
My friend here in Atlanta, Cole Harrison, had his laptop stolen from his car recently. He had the Lojack system on the laptop, and notified them immediately when he discovered the theft. Lojack located the laptop the next day…in Thailand.
If you want protect your laptop so you can get it back after it’s been stolen, check out: www.lojackforlaptops.com Lojack boasts a 90% recovery rate for stolen laptops.
For only a small price, you can have the proper coverage you need to protect all your personal and business electronics. Be the smartest person on your block with the right protection. Be the hero to your business with the best coverage. YOU CAN DO IT!!
** To read the entire study, go to: http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/services/dell_lost_laptop_study.pdf
Showing posts with label russell longcore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label russell longcore. Show all posts
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Sunday, September 7, 2008
What is a CLUE Report, and Why Should You Care?
What's a CLUE Report, and why should you care? If you're buying or selling a property, you will care a lot.
You've searched for far too long, and you've finally found a house that you want to buy. You've fallen in love with this house and you're already dreaming of the ways you'll decorate it.
But, what if you found out that your dream house had suffered a major fire three years ago, and extensive repairs were required? Or what if you learned that the house was flooded and rebuilt? Would that change your opinion of your dream house? Not only that, would this new knowledge change the purchase price you would offer for the home? Could the damages cause an insurance company to charge you a higher premium for your homeowner's insurance?
Now, think about this situation. You live on a street of homes that are comparable in size and value to one another. Your house is one of four homes on your street for sale. All four are priced the same. However, one of the four homes on your street had a major fire and rebuild three years ago. Do you think that the value of the repaired home should be the same as yours?
That's why ChoiceTrust offers the C.L.U.E. Home Seller's Disclosure Report. "C.L.U.E." stands for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange, which is a database featuring loss information compiled by the insurance companies. A C.L.U.E. report provides a five-year history of losses that have been filed against insurance policies covering a given property. The report provides information including the dates and types of losses and the amounts paid for each loss.
It's a report that you purchase as the home seller. It can give prospective home buyers valuable information about losses associated with your home. Then the buyers can make an informed decision when buying your home. If the report shows prior claims, a buyer could ask for evidence that the damages were properly repaired.
A C.L.U.E. report that shows no losses can give you, the home seller, an advantage when your home is compared with similar properties.
Real Estate Agents: Ask the property seller for a C.L.U.E. Report! Furnishing loss information to a potential buyer that makes the home you are selling more attractive gives you a competitive advantage. When you order the C.L.U.E. Report at the time of listing, the smart seller and his/her smart agent are ready for buyers immediately.
Question: May I order a C.L.U.E. Report on a property I want to buy?
Answer: Sorry, you may not. Only property owners (business or individual) can access a consumer report like the C.L.U.E. Report.
Question: How may I obtain my own report?
Answer: Order from http://www.choicetrust.com, and you can view your report online immediately. The report only costs $19.50 per address. You can also order reports on properties that are not your primary residence, such as rental property or vacation homes.
If you are a home buyer you should require home sellers to provide a C.L.U.E. Report as a contingency to a purchase offer. Your best friend in your real estate purchase could be the C.L.U.E. Report.
P.S. I wrote a book that YOU need!
check out: http://www.insurance-claim-secrets.com
NUMBER ONE at Amazon.com in its category!
My blog is at: http://insurance-claim-secrets.blogspot.com/
Nominated for Georgia Author of the Year Award 2008
My philosophy: I give value first. I help other people. I strive
to be the best at what I love to do. I establish long-term
relationships with everyone. I have fun...
and I do that every day.
You've searched for far too long, and you've finally found a house that you want to buy. You've fallen in love with this house and you're already dreaming of the ways you'll decorate it.
But, what if you found out that your dream house had suffered a major fire three years ago, and extensive repairs were required? Or what if you learned that the house was flooded and rebuilt? Would that change your opinion of your dream house? Not only that, would this new knowledge change the purchase price you would offer for the home? Could the damages cause an insurance company to charge you a higher premium for your homeowner's insurance?
Now, think about this situation. You live on a street of homes that are comparable in size and value to one another. Your house is one of four homes on your street for sale. All four are priced the same. However, one of the four homes on your street had a major fire and rebuild three years ago. Do you think that the value of the repaired home should be the same as yours?
That's why ChoiceTrust offers the C.L.U.E. Home Seller's Disclosure Report. "C.L.U.E." stands for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange, which is a database featuring loss information compiled by the insurance companies. A C.L.U.E. report provides a five-year history of losses that have been filed against insurance policies covering a given property. The report provides information including the dates and types of losses and the amounts paid for each loss.
It's a report that you purchase as the home seller. It can give prospective home buyers valuable information about losses associated with your home. Then the buyers can make an informed decision when buying your home. If the report shows prior claims, a buyer could ask for evidence that the damages were properly repaired.
A C.L.U.E. report that shows no losses can give you, the home seller, an advantage when your home is compared with similar properties.
Real Estate Agents: Ask the property seller for a C.L.U.E. Report! Furnishing loss information to a potential buyer that makes the home you are selling more attractive gives you a competitive advantage. When you order the C.L.U.E. Report at the time of listing, the smart seller and his/her smart agent are ready for buyers immediately.
Question: May I order a C.L.U.E. Report on a property I want to buy?
Answer: Sorry, you may not. Only property owners (business or individual) can access a consumer report like the C.L.U.E. Report.
Question: How may I obtain my own report?
Answer: Order from http://www.choicetrust.com, and you can view your report online immediately. The report only costs $19.50 per address. You can also order reports on properties that are not your primary residence, such as rental property or vacation homes.
If you are a home buyer you should require home sellers to provide a C.L.U.E. Report as a contingency to a purchase offer. Your best friend in your real estate purchase could be the C.L.U.E. Report.
P.S. I wrote a book that YOU need!
check out: http://www.insurance-claim-secrets.com
NUMBER ONE at Amazon.com in its category!
My blog is at: http://insurance-claim-secrets.blogspot.com/
Nominated for Georgia Author of the Year Award 2008
My philosophy: I give value first. I help other people. I strive
to be the best at what I love to do. I establish long-term
relationships with everyone. I have fun...
and I do that every day.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
