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Absolute Software downplays BIOS rootkit claims

Following a flood of calls from customers, the company behind the LoJack anti-theft service which researchers from Core Security Technologies recently portrait as a security threat, issued a statement downplaying the researchers' claims. According to the statement, LoJack is neither a rootkit, nor does it behave in...

Tags: Absolute Software, Anti-theft, Malware, LoJack, Conficker, BIOS, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Rootkits, Security, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Components, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-08-05

How to: Keep your laptop from being stolen

How to: Keep your laptop from being stolenAlso........I use whole disk encryption on all of our office laptops and my personal one. Love the press releases...Seriously, this reads exactly like the back of the Lojack for Laptops box...and it DOESN'T survive a drive reformat. I know 'cuz I've had to...

Tags: BIOS, Notebooks, laptop computer, LoJack

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

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Absolute Software downplays BIOS rootkit claims

Absolute Software downplays BIOS rootkit claimsDenies any wrongdoing, surprise there ...Not likely they would come out and just admit that there software is a giant bleeding hole, would they?Every HP and Dell our company owns is on that list, and it's making our top management VERY UNHAPPY. And the fact...

Tags: Rootkits, Auto-Complete, Absolute Software, rootkit claim, BIOS rootkit claim, BIOS, rootkit

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops

LAS VEGAS -- A popular laptop theft-recovery service that ships on notebooks made by HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Gateway, Asus and Panasonic is actually a dangerous BIOS rootkit that can be hijacked and controlled by malicious hackers. The service -- called Computrace LoJack for Laptops -- contains...

Tags: Laptop Computer, Rootkits, BIOS, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware, Components, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Thieves stalking/robbing Apple customers in Boca Raton

Thieves stalking/robbing Apple customers in Boca Ratoncommon sense?Maybe they should carry their bags with them until they are finished shopping? Nice.[i]Maybe Apple should switch to bags that say ?Walmart? on them?[/i]Nice elitist attitude you have there, Sparky.The ULTIMATE deterrent?If you could source a supply of VISTA CAPABLE stickers...

Tags: Apple Inc., Boca Raton, car

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Asus X83VB-X2

Editors' note: This review is part of our Winter 2009 Retail Roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. With most of the laptops in our Winter 2009 Retail Review Roundup sporting a fairly uniform set of components and features, any entries that break...

Tags: Notebooks, Games, Processors, ASUS, Asus X83VB-X2, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-03-02

Physical security - laptops or desktops

Physical security - laptops or desktopsLojack & Asset TagsHow about LoJack (or similar, http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/learn-more-lojack-for-laptops.asp) and some Secure-IT STOP anti-theft asset tags (http://www.secure-it.com/shop/product_info.php/products_id/34)???Make the parents sign a laptop permission form....You should have both the student and the student's parents sign a permission/waiver form that acknowledges the school's ownership of the laptop,...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, desktop, physical security

Discussion threads 2008-06-13

Stolen laptops phone home

Stolen laptops phone homeSounds great but...I wonder, can this technology be used to track people's whereabouts without their knowledge? For example, is there or could there be some NSA or other secret group back door whereby a tracing function may be activated via the internet?This type of concern is already...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, BIOS, INTERNET, Workforce management, Notebooks, phone, windows laptop, laptop computer, computer, tracker service, administration, IP address, password

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Why the ban on mandatory RFID implants should be Federal

The California legislature recently banned employers from mandating RFID Radio Frequency Identification implants for their employees.  While I'm glad I'm covered in my state, why isn't this ban being implemented at the Federal level to cover every citizen?  I'm not suggesting that we ban the devices; I'm suggesting that no one should...

Tags: RFID, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-09-13

Dance of the blips

Loopt, Inc and Sprint Nextel the cellular carrier have announced a provocative new service that "scans" a 25-mile radius around you and supplies a real-time map of your buddies locations. Its symmetrical, of course: If you can see someone, that someone can see you.So what?This isnt the first cellular monitoring...

Tags: blip, General, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2007-02-05

Microsoft extends lifeline for older PCs

Microsoft extends lifeline for older PCsNotice: the implication is you're going to have to ...... shell out MORE bucks, for SA, if you want to continue using a secure MS OS on your legacy hardware.That corner crack dealer will STILL try to get every single penny he can out...

Tags: Operating systems, Construction, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Fundamentals, Legacy PC, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-07-12

HP Compaq nc6400

HP has put a fresh face on its business thin-and-light series with the new HP Compaq nc6400. The laptop succeeds the nc6230, incorporating such new features as Intel Core Duo processors, biometric security, and wireless WAN connectivity. HP has revitalized its thin-and-light design as well, bringing the size and weight...

Tags: Notebooks, WANs, nc6400, Latitude D620, laptop computer, Dell Latitude, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2006-05-09

HP Compaq nx9420 (2.16GHz, 1GB RAM)

Though plenty of 17-inch wide-screen laptops are on the market, the HP Compaq nx9420 is the only one of them from a major vendor that's designed specifically for large business and enterprise deployment. Starting at approximately $1,399, the nx9420 is a bit pricier than HP's consumer-focused siblings (the Pavilion dv8000...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, nx9420, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2006-04-12

Perps beware: 'Jacking Macs' could prove hazardous

Perps beware: 'Jacking Macs' could prove hazardouscause car alarms work soooo well....they dont even wake me up anymore.Poorly worded title.[insert Mack Jacking joke here]Hope no one invested too much money in thisLet me see:-Only a moron couldn't figure out how to pull the battery out while attempting to steal the...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, coffee shop

Discussion threads 2006-04-11

Microsoft security zaps laptop tracer

Microsoft security zaps laptop tracerDoing the right thing for customers...We have been using Microsoft's new security services here for months already. I told all of our employees that if OneNet disables any of their applications, so be it. My rep and I joke that OneNet is so powerful, it should...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Viruses and worms, security, laptop computer, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp., rep, software

Discussion threads 2005-12-14

Gateway puts a trace on laptops

Gateway puts a trace on laptopsSounds like a good thing to me.True, the crooks wanting to grab every bit of other's IP they can won't like it but hey, they are crooks, who cares...Anything with TPM won't get my dollars.I can manage my own rights digital or otherwise, thank you....

Tags: Notebooks, TPM, laptop computer, Gateway Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-08-10