I guess the point in the software is more that the would be thief is unaware of the software, and after stealing the equipment and going online or out of radius the software can then discretely delete sensitive data.
I know about this, and was involved in early discussions. There are a few points worth remembering:
1)It doesn't self-destruct just because it's moved - unless you set it up to do that. 2)Of course you can circumvent it - if you know it's Backstopp-protected - by taking out the battery and then the hard-drive. Or jumping into your nearest Faraday Cage. So that's what proportion of opportunist thefts and accidental losses, exactly? 1%? And why would you advertise your protection strategy? Do you publish your burglar alarm diagrams? 3) Yup, it's a bugger if your data is wiped and you didn't actually lose it; just thought you had. But as a corporate user, you'd better damn well have an automatic back-up policy, especially if you've got my personal or citizen data on there. 4)What's best: no protection because there's no 100% guarantee, or the best you can get right now?
This is a good idea and deserves support, I suggest.
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I guess the point in the software is more that the would be thief is unaware of the software, and after stealing the equipment and going online or out of radius the software can then discretely delete sensitive data.
I.e. 'Lost' Laptops with government data.
I know about this, and was involved in early discussions. There are a few points worth remembering:
1)It doesn't self-destruct just because it's moved - unless you set it up to do that.
2)Of course you can circumvent it - if you know it's Backstopp-protected - by taking out the battery and then the hard-drive. Or jumping into your nearest Faraday Cage. So that's what proportion of opportunist thefts and accidental losses, exactly? 1%? And why would you advertise your protection strategy? Do you publish your burglar alarm diagrams?
3) Yup, it's a bugger if your data is wiped and you didn't actually lose it; just thought you had. But as a corporate user, you'd better damn well have an automatic back-up policy, especially if you've got my personal or citizen data on there.
4)What's best: no protection because there's no 100% guarantee, or the best you can get right now?
This is a good idea and deserves support, I suggest.