The Cost of a Lost Laptop
The Cost of a Lost Laptop By Dr. Larry Ponemon, February 9, 2009
Executive Summary: An increasingly mobile workforce is putting corporations’ sensitive and confidential information at great risk. It is the information age, and employees are carrying more information on their laptops than ever before. Every day these so-called power users of corporate data are losing their laptops at such diverse locations as airports, conferences, in taxis, in rental cars, and in hotels, just to name a few locations vulnerable to losing a laptop. With each lost laptop there is the risk that sensitive data about customers, employees, and business operations will end up in the wrong hands. The Cost of a Lost Laptop study, conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Intel Corporation, is the first benchmark study to estimate the full cost associated with a lost or stolen laptop.
The benchmark analysis focuses on representative samples of organizations in the U.S. that have experienced laptop loss or theft within the last 12-month period. In total, there were 138 separate cases involving a lost laptop computer used by an employee, temporary employee, or contractor. It is our belief that this study will help companies understand the financial implications when just one employee's or contractor’s laptop is missing or stolen.
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The Cost of a Lost Laptop
The Cost of a Lost Laptop By Dr. Larry Ponemon, February 9, 2009
Executive Summary: An increasingly mobile workforce is putting corporations’ sensitive and confidential information at great risk. It is the information age, and employees are carrying more information on their laptops than ever before. Every day these so-called power users of corporate data are losing their laptops at such diverse locations as airports, conferences, in taxis, in rental cars, and in hotels, just to name a few locations vulnerable to losing a laptop. With each lost laptop there is the risk that sensitive data about customers, employees, and business operations will end up in the wrong hands. The Cost of a Lost Laptop study, conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Intel Corporation, is the first benchmark study to estimate the full cost associated with a lost or stolen laptop.
The benchmark analysis focuses on representative samples of organizations in the U.S. that have experienced laptop loss or theft within the last 12-month period. In total, there were 138 separate cases involving a lost laptop computer used by an employee, temporary employee, or contractor. It is our belief that this study will help companies understand the financial implications when just one employee's or contractor’s laptop is missing or stolen.
Read the full Cost of a Lost Laptop Presentation.
