LOL, great post.

I think thieves take laptops because they want the laptop. They don't think "whoa, there might be company secrets and PI on there". Even if there is "valuable" info on there, the thief still has to do alot of work selling it and using it. He probably just wants to fence the thing for a few hundred bucks.
Jon Robinson | Homepage | 07.10.07 - 5:15 pm | #

SWEET!

I gotta spread the news on this...

Great stuff, great stuff!
Alex | Homepage | 07.10.07 - 6:05 pm | #

But who's to say the laptop theft isn't an inside job......

Anyone wanna buy a compooter?

You ain't seen me, right!!!

[/cynical mode]
Andrew Mason | Homepage | 07.11.07 - 3:09 am | #

Andrew,

Good point about insider laptop theft. It will always be tough to tell about that one from stats alone. It would, however, mean that all the lost/stolen laptops would have to be the result of evil insiders for the inside/outside ratio to flip.

I'm sure there is some softness in the reporting, but it would take an awful lot to change that particular conclusion.

I'd be happy to forward the spreadsheet(s) if you're interested.
Walt Conway | Homepage | 07.11.07 - 10:28 am | #

I don't doubt your statistics, if Rob's given them the once over and approved then that's good enough for me. The "insider" comment was more mischievous humour than anything else.

I would be interested in seeing the stats direct so please email me (I've posted on your treasuryinstitute blog before now so you should be able to get the email address from that.

(Sorry for hijacking your blog, Rob!!!)
Andrew Mason | Homepage | 07.11.07 - 5:03 pm | #

Andrew,
All I can trace is the URL back to your blog which doesn't have an email. Send me a note and I'll happily forward the spreadsheet.
Walt Conway | Homepage | 07.11.07 - 6:42 pm | #