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Anti-theft & recovery software for laptops?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adeel Siddiqui)
Wed Nov 28 10:07:05 2012
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For the last six years, we used the CyberAngel
<http://www.thecyberangel.com/> software solution on our campus for all
university-owned laptops. The company is about to permanently shut its doors
by the end of this year, so we're looking for a replacement solution.
The features that would most interest me are:
. Online tracking of laptop(s) on a map in real-time
. Ability to send an alert message to the laptop's screen
. Remotely lock and/or disable access to a misplaced/lost/stolen
laptop
. Secondary password verification at login screen
. Email notification to a specified email address (upon incorrect
login at secondary password verification)
Some of the above features will be instantly recognizable to users of
iPhones, iPads and Macs since Apple offers them as part of its iCloud
service. Most of our laptops are Windows-based so that nixes using Apple's
service on those of course.
I'm curious to know what solution others are using in this regard. What are
the pros and cons to your implemented solution? Any additional features (to
the ones I listed above) in your implemented solution?
Regards,
Adeel Siddiqui
<http://usao.edu/staff/adeel-siddiqui> Network Administrator
Information, Research and Network Services
<http://www.usao.edu/> University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Chickasha, OK 73018
(405) 574-1319
<mailto:asiddiqui@usao.edu> asiddiqui@usao.edu
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last six years, we used the <a =
href=3D"http://www.thecyberangel.com/">CyberAngel</a> software solution =
on our campus for all university-owned laptops. The company is about to =
permanently shut its doors by the end of this year, so we’re =
looking for a replacement solution.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The features =
that would most interest me are:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p =
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style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> =
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=3DLTR></span>Online tracking of =
laptop(s) on a map in real-time<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoListParagraph =
style=3D'margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D'font-family:Symbol'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> =
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=3DLTR></span>Ability to send an =
alert message to the laptop’s screen<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoListParagraph =
style=3D'margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D'font-family:Symbol'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> =
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=3DLTR></span>Remotely lock =
and/or disable access to a misplaced/lost/stolen laptop<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoListParagraph =
style=3D'margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D'font-family:Symbol'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> =
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=3DLTR></span>Secondary password =
verification at login screen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListParagraph =
style=3D'margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D'font-family:Symbol'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> =
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=3DLTR></span>Email notification =
to a specified email address (upon incorrect login at secondary password =
verification)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Some of the above features will be instantly =
recognizable to users of iPhones, iPads and Macs since Apple offers them =
as part of its iCloud service. Most of our laptops are Windows-based so =
that nixes using Apple’s service on those of course. =
<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>I’m curious to know what solution others are =
using in this regard. What are the pros and cons to your implemented =
solution? Any additional features <i>(to the ones I listed above)</i> in =
your implemented solution?<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Regards,<i><br>Adeel =
Siddiqui</i></span><b><i><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><br></span></i></b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><a=
href=3D"http://usao.edu/staff/adeel-siddiqui"><i><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Net=
work Administrator</span></i></a><i><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></i=
><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Information, =
Research and Network Services<br></span><a =
href=3D"http://www.usao.edu/"><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Uni=
versity of Science and Arts of Oklahoma</span></b></a><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Chickasha,=
OK 73018</span><span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt'> <span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><br></span></span><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(405) =
574-1319<br></span><a href=3D"mailto:asiddiqui@usao.edu"><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>asi=
ddiqui@usao.edu</span></a><span =
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