Posts Tagged ‘student laptop security’

The University of California at Berkeley is taking the protection of their students’ personal data very seriously and have implemented data-masking techniques in an effort to thwart identity theft and security breaches. 

The school understands the importance of this after hackers broke into the health-services database earlier this year and gained access to the personal records of about 160,000 individuals.

The data-masking technology is incredibly interesting since it hides data in plain sight so that a students first and last name could be right there on the computer screen but, because the lettering has been moved around, it camouflages the true information.  The same technique is being used to conceal student identification numbers and other sensitive data.

Since a master copy of the real information is kept in a separate database it is still important for educational institutions to make sure that their network is properly protected with up-to-date security software.

Students can take the extra step of making sure that their personal computers are protected with products like Computrace LoJack for Laptops.

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It’s September and, with so many students returning to school, this is a great time to check out LoJack for Laptops’ Student Laptop Security site.

There is a wealth of information to be found from laptop basics to helpful resources. 

Some great featured content include:

• 10 Proven Ways to Protect Your Laptop at School: Students might not even think about the possible dangers but schools are among the top five locations where laptops are stolen.  Read more about how to protect yours!
• Discovering Your Laptop’s True Value:  Did you know that your laptop will probably increase in value the more you use it?  Find out how!
• School Laptop Shopping Guide: Buying a new laptop can be a tough decision.  This shopping guide will provide helpful suggestions for picking the right machine to meet your needs.
• Stolen Laptop! What Should I Do?: Your laptop is missing and aside from panicking, do you know what you should do?  There are a number of things that you can do to protect yourself.  Read more about what steps to take in the unfortunate event that your laptop is stolen.

For regular updates, you can also follow them on Twitter @lojackforlaptop (corporate customers can also follow updates on Twitter @absolutecorp).