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A Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Education

Overview As school districts invest in laptop computers as everyday learning tools, they face greater risk of theft, unauthorized software installation and hardware tampering. These incidents may also have serious legal consequences, potentially violating government regulations.

This whitepaper outlines a multi-layered strategy for protecting laptops that combines traditional measures with technology for recovering stolen computers, remotely deleting data and tracking computers outside school facilities. Learn how Internet-based IT asset tracking simplifies the management of school laptops and reduces the cost of 1:1 programs.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Absolute Software	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2008	Downloads	2
Format	White Papers
Topics	Asset Management, Business Management, Laptops, Security Management, Biometrics, Data Recovery - Security

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