Computer Data Protection with Self Destruct Capability

This thing right here is so far the only real data protection system for computers. Absolute Software, its maker, is the top of the pile when it comes to computer theft recovery, data protection and secure asset tracking solutions. Their service is not free, but not expensive either. It’s only £60 per laptop and you get a whole list of services: a security policy adhered by every staff member, authorization for the right staff members, the possibility to know exactly how many devices are used by the organization, accountability needed to retrieve devices from those employees leaving the organization, and tracking, which enables tracking and recovering lost or stolen computers, with the option to self-destruct sensitive data stored on them.

The service goes by the name of ComputraceOne and even if it may sound like a little James Bond-ish, I am sure that some people will actually find it very useful. The ComputraceOne is loaded on the hard drive and in the BIOS. If on the stolen laptop the hard drive is replaced of formatted, the C1 Agent from the BIOS will start rebuilding the files needed for controlling the hardware from the Monitoring Centre server, making it impossible to remove the service without a special password. I don’t have any use for it, as I don’t work in the military or something like that, but I am sure there are lost of people that will find this a life and job saver.