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Re: Anti-theft & recovery software for laptops?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chuck Steel)
Wed Nov 28 21:08:42 2012
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Honestly we can accomplish most of this with our inventory management
platform, KACE. Since machines can check-in from off campus I can put
machines on a map showing their location based on their IP address. This
isn't a feature of KACE but with access to the database and a little
ColdFusion work it was rather simple to pull together. Remote scripting
ability makes it easy to display alerts on the system or disable access if
need be. As long as the system has a network connection I can do almost
anything to it remotely (queue evil cackling).
The requirements for login sound like two factor authentication which is
something that could be setup independently.
As others have mentioned, we don't invest in particular anti-theft
software. In my eight years at Dickinson only two laptops have gone missing
from what I recall. The money we would have spent on anti-theft software
would have cost much more than just replacing the systems. Fortunately
neither of these systems had sensitive data so that wasn't a concern. We
have had discussions around encrypting hard drives and that is a more
likely direction for us, especially with it being included in MacOS and
with some functionality baked into Windows.
--=20
Chuck Steel
Dickinson College
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Adeel Siddiqui <asiddiqui@usao.edu> wrote:
> For the last six years, we used the CyberAngel<http://www.thecyberangel.c=
om/>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, s=
o
> we=92re looking for a replacement solution.****
>
> ** **
>
> The features that would most interest me are:
>
> ****
>
> **=B7 **Online tracking of laptop(s) on a map in real-time****
>
> **=B7 **Ability to send an alert message to the laptop=92s screen=
****
>
> **=B7 **Remotely lock and/or disable access to a
> misplaced/lost/stolen laptop****
>
> **=B7 **Secondary password verification at login screen****
>
> **=B7 **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=
=92s
> service on those of course. ****
>
> ** **
>
> I=92m curious to know what solution others are using in this regard. What
> are the pros and cons to your implemented solution? Any additional featur=
es
> *(to the ones I listed above)* in your implemented solution?****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Regards,*
> Adeel Siddiqui**
> *
> *Network Administrator* <http://usao.edu/staff/adeel-siddiqui>*
> *Information, Research and Network Services
> *University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma* <http://www.usao.edu/>
> Chickasha, OK 73018
> (405) 574-1319
> asiddiqui@usao.edu ****
>
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Honestly we can accomplish most of this with our inventory management platf=
orm, KACE. Since machines can check-in from off campus I can put machines o=
n a map showing their location based on their IP address. This isn't a =
feature of KACE but with access to the database and a little ColdFusion wor=
k it was rather simple to pull together. Remote scripting ability makes it =
easy to display alerts on the system or disable access if need be. As long =
as the system has a network connection I can do almost anything to it remot=
ely (queue evil cackling).=A0<div>
<div><br></div><div>The requirements for login sound like two factor authen=
tication which is something that could be setup independently.</div><div><b=
r></div><div>As others have mentioned, we don't invest in particular an=
ti-theft software. In my eight years at Dickinson only two laptops have gon=
e missing from what I recall. The money we would have spent on anti-theft s=
oftware would have cost much more than just replacing the systems. Fortunat=
ely neither of these systems had sensitive data so that wasn't a concer=
n. We have had discussions around encrypting hard drives and that is a more=
likely direction for us, especially with it being included in MacOS and wi=
th some functionality baked into Windows.</div>
<div><br></div><div>--=A0</div><div>Chuck Steel</div><div>Dickinson College=
</div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Adeel Siddiqui <span dir=3D"=
ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:asiddiqui@usao.edu" target=3D"_blank">asiddiqui@=
usao.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"p=
urple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">For the last six years, we used the <a h=
ref=3D"http://www.thecyberangel.com/" target=3D"_blank">CyberAngel</a> soft=
ware solution on our campus for all university-owned laptops. The company i=
s about to permanently shut its doors by the end of this year, so we=92re l=
ooking for a replacement solution.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">The feat=
ures that would most interest me are:<br><br><u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"=
margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span>=B7<span=
style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Online tracking of lap=
top(s) on a map in real-time<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><s=
pan>=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Ability t=
o send an alert message to the laptop=92s screen<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><s=
pan>=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Remotely =
lock and/or disable access to a misplaced/lost/stolen laptop<u></u><u></u><=
/p>
<p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><s=
pan>=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Secondary=
password verification at login screen<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><s=
pan>=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Email not=
ification to a specified email address (upon incorrect login at secondary p=
assword verification)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Some of =
the above features will be instantly recognizable to users of iPhones, iPad=
s and Macs since Apple offers them as part of its iCloud service. Most of o=
ur laptops are Windows-based so that nixes using Apple=92s service on those=
of course. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=92m cu=
rious to know what solution others are using in this regard. What are the p=
ros and cons to your implemented solution? Any additional features <i>(to t=
he ones I listed above)</i> in your implemented solution?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=
=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Regar=
ds,<i><br>Adeel Siddiqui</i></span><b><i><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt"><=
br></span></i></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial&q=
uot;,"sans-serif""><br>
</span><a href=3D"http://usao.edu/staff/adeel-siddiqui" target=3D"_blank"><=
i><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-s=
erif";color:blue">Network 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",&qu=
ot;sans-serif"">Information, Research and Network Services<br></span><=
a href=3D"http://www.usao.edu/" target=3D"_blank"><b><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">U=
niversity=A0of Science and Arts of Oklahoma</span></b></a><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
Chickasha, OK 73018</span><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt"> <span style=3D"c=
olor:#1f497d"><br></span></span><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:=
"Arial","sans-serif""><a href=3D"tel:%28405%29%20574-13=
19" value=3D"+14055741319" target=3D"_blank">(405) 574-1319</a><br>
</span><a href=3D"mailto:asiddiqui@usao.edu" target=3D"_blank"><span style=
=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";co=
lor:blue">asiddiqui@usao.edu</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font=
-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p=
>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Ti=
mes New Roman","serif""><u></u>=A0<u></u></span></p><div cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><span style=
=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif&qu=
ot;"><hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center">
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