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Over
£175 million lost per year in the UK alone!
Source: National Computing Centre |
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I.T.
theft will total an estimated £500,000,000 per year in monetary losses!
Source: ABI/NCC |
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Over
2,000 computers are reported stolen every day |
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1
out of every 14 laptops is lost or stolen |
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Over
85% of computer theft is internal |
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57%
corporate crimes linked to stolen laptops |
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"Computer
manufacturers should play their part - they should do all they can
to reduce the value of stolen equipment"
Source: 1996, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Paul Condon |
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"We
need an easier way to identify stolen machines"
Source: 1997, Detective Sergeant Peter English, Essex Police
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"Can’t
someone invent something?"
Source:
Mr Andy Holdsworth, Scangraphic (surely a cry from the heart...) |