20Aug2008 (UTC +8) On 8/20/08, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Errr... What happens if the stolen laptop is reformatted?
Then the owner is S-O-L. As with any risks, this technology can only help so much. Prevention is still better than any cure. > My wife told me a story she heard a few days ago... A person got his laptop > stolen. > Soon after he scoured the Internet auction sites and found a post for a > laptop that is the > same brand+spec of his laptop. He arranged for a meet to buy the laptop. He > brought > along the police to the meet. And after determining that his laptop was his > stolen one, > he had the person arrested. When asked how he knew, he said his files are > still intact. That was a good story. The victim was a lawyer, who's vehicle was smashed by the thief to steal the laptop. Ended up in TipidPC.com! NBI's AFCCD helped in the case. http://tinyurl.com/5nphuz [OR] http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=154438 Drexx Laggui -- CISA, CISSP, CFE Associate, ISO27001 LA, CCSI, CSA http://www.laggui.com ( Singapore / Manila / California ) Computer forensics; Penetration testing; QMS & ISMS developers; K-Transfer PGP fingerprint = 6E62 A089 E3EA 1B93 BFB4 8363 FFEC 3976 FF31 8A4E _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
