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Security breaches can be inconvenient and publicly embarrassing for any organization, but in the public sector they can be even more serious. A missing computer can result in compliance and data protection issues ranging from the misuse of confidential information to potential threats to national security. With Absolute Software, local, state, and federal government can track computing assets on a daily basis, recover missing computers and ensure data protection regulatory compliance by remotely deleting data on lost or stolen machines.
Computer Security & Tracking Challenges for Government
With the vast amount of sensitive data now being stored on laptop computers, government agencies risk costly litigation and public relations nightmares when even one notebook goes missing. IT professionals in the public sector must accurately track computers and be able to prove that every action has been taken to secure personal information and sensitive data until a lost or stolen computer can be located.
The U.S. Federal Office of Management & Budget (OMB) requires all mobile and remote workers to use encryption to protect data stored on computers, but encrypted data is not necessarily secure. Gartner Group estimates that 70% of corporate computer crime in North America occurs as a result of “inside jobs”. Because employees committing such crimes usually have in their possession the necessary passwords and encryption keys, encryption may only be effective in 30% of all incidents.
Computrace® Helps GSA Save Money
Computrace has tracked and recovered three notebook computers that were stolen from two offices of the General Services Administration (GSA), the purchasing arm for the federal government. "I'm pleased with the services offered by Absolute, and it's important that we raise awareness about Computrace," said Karen Greenhow, Regional Systems Chief for the GSA. "Laptops can walk away very easily, so we need to make sure our assets are always protected."Read the case study 
CPR – Compliance, Protection & Recovery through Computrace
Absolute Software helps government agencies ensure regulatory compliance by protecting data, tracking hardware and users, and providing auditing capabilities and historical records of computer assets. An optional Data Delete function can also be used to protect confidential data by performing a data wipe on stolen computers using a Department of Defense-approved algorithm. Computrace also helps government agencies track and recover missing computers with a secure embedded support in the BIOS.
Computrace is a key element in the multi-layered CPR approach to laptop security in the public sector. Find out what local, state, and federal agencies are doing to protect their mobile data, perform IT asset management and recover stolen laptops.
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