Data cost millions to companies, a laptop is cheaper than that.

A boot up of a box gets its naked even when you have an encrypted
partition, this is coz its a partition of one full device, and thats
where the vulnerability comes to.

If you want to track something, use hardware, like a transponder can
do a great job, even in a remote area with no maps.

On 6/16/12, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:

> Allowing a boot up doesn't guarantee unwanted data access.
> Disks can be partitioned.
> Partitions & Dirs with sensitive data can be encrypted.
> Decent tracking SW allows you to nuke your data remotely
>
> I don't know about you but to the rest of us common folk, a lappy is an
> asset that cost real heard earned bling and effort to acquire.
> I would think it wise to do everything within one's means to reacquire a
> lost machine
>
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> 2012/6/16 Gichuki John Chuksjonia <chuksjonia@gmail.com>
>
>> @James, i cant let u access my laptop just like that. Its better to
>> have a backup of your work on an encrypted hdd, if the laptop goes, i
>> say bye bye, get a new one, load my work up.
>>
>> Letting the laptop boot coz you want to track it, its a bigger risk to
>> data, dont advice people that.
>>
>> On 6/16/12, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > @Chuksjonia
>> > Letting a laptop boot the OS sans boot passwords will allow a stolen
>> > machine to run prey or some other tracking SW (if it hasn't been
>> formatted
>> > already)
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> > 2012/6/16 <thomas.kibui@gmail.com>
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Furthermore if your hijacked email accounts are subscribed to this
>> >> mailing
>> >> list . ... The hijacker is readin this thread as we speak ...
>> >>
>> >> Lets not even talk of other social sites like facebook, twitter and
>> >> the
>> >> likes
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my BlackBerry®
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Erick Njoka <erickarn@gmail.com>
>> >> Sender: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke
>> >> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:19:21
>> >> To: Skunkworks Mailing List<skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
>> >> Reply-To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Hacked Email Accounts
>> >>
>> >> Even if the laptop requires a password to log in, Ophcrack can usually
>> >> read most Windows login passwords.  I've tried it (on request, of
>> >> course) for XP, not sure about Windows 7.
>> >>
>> >> Erick
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Well Philip, if your laptop does not require a password when it
>> starts,
>> >> and
>> >> > your browser is set to remember the passwords to websites like your
>> >> > email
>> >> > accounts (automatic login), then you begin to see the picture. Once
>> the
>> >> > person is logged into your email account, they can do plenty of
>> damage.
>> >> This
>> >> > is serious stuff. I wonder if there is a way of engaging Google to
>> >> rectify
>> >> > this? Especially with the local office?
>> >> >
>> >> > Evans
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