Thieves Use Wi-Fi Finders To Steal Laptops
According to NetworkWorld, thieves are now using wi-fi finders to locate and steal laptops. The solution to the problem seems simple enough, make sure your laptop is completely powered down so your wi-fi signal can't be tracked.
According to NetworkWorld, thieves are now using wi-fi finders to locate and steal laptops. The solution to the problem seems simple enough, make sure your laptop is completely powered down so your wi-fi signal can't be tracked.
Stuffing your company laptop into the car trunk or even a locker, without turning off its Wi-Fi radio, can be an open invitation to thieves, according to Credant Technologies. Thieves with increasingly sophisticated, directional Wi-Fi detectors can home in on the laptop's radio, tracking it down even when the PC is hidden away.
