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Airport laptop losses put sensitive corporate data at risk
Elektronic visa waiver service
Meetings & Events: insight = savings!
Airport Laptop losses put sensitive corporate data at Risk
Everyday, business travellers are putting their organizations’ sensitive confidential data at risk, according to research conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IT Company Dell.Airport insecurity: the Case of Missing & Lost Laptops surveyed 3,034 business travellers and captured data at 106 airports in the United States, seven in Europe and one in the United Arab Emirates. The results show that thousands of laptops are lost, stolen or reported missing every week at airports around the world while only a minority are reclaimed. Although around half of all travellers say their laptop contains confidential or sensitive data, most do not take any steps to protect this information. To limit the risks associated with laptop loss, the report recommends actions such as labelling laptops with contact details, encrypting and backing up data, and limiting the information carried on a trip.Law to protect travellersThis advice may be particularly relevant for travellers passing U.S. borders, where officials have the right to search seize laptops or storage digital devices. Over the past two years, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) has been campaigning for more transparency in this system and safeguards to protect data privacy. In September, the “Travellers Privacy Protection Act of 2008” was introduced suspicion and obtains a warrant before seizing a laptop or other electronic device. The proposed legislation also limits the time data can be kept and provides for compensation in the event of damage to a travellers’ computer. ACTE immediately endorsed the bill and appealed to industry players to support it.
- More than 16,000 laptops per week are lost or reported missing at 114 major U.S. and EMEA airports
- 1,200 laptops go missing every week on average at Los Angeles International vs. 900 at London Heathrow and 400 at Dubai International
- 42% are lost at departure gates in EMEA vs. 40% at security checkpoints in the United States
- 67% of missing laptops handed to airport lost property desks are not reclaimed in the United States vs. 57% in EMEA
- 57% of surveyed U.S. travellers and 49% of EMEA travellers say their laptop contains confidential or sensitive information
- 65% of U.S. travellers and 55% of European travellers do not take any steps to protect this information
- 42% of all travellers do not back up the data on their laptop
Source: Airport insecurity: The Case of Missing & Lost Laptops, a Ponemon Institute research study sponsored by Dell, June 2008 and The Business Impact of Data breach, Ponemon Institute.
Electronic visa waiver service
The U.S. department of Homeland Security introduced an electronic visa waiver service, requiring airline passengers to the United States who do not require a full visa to register online at least 72 hours before travel.The electronic system for travel authorization (ESTA) will become compulsory starting on Monday, 12 January 2009. Each visa will remain valid for two years from the date of issue. Read more on the ESTA website.
It’s a turbulent economic time and companies are seeking ways to reduce their costs. Years ago the travel policies were already put under a microscope, now the focus is switched to the meetings & events policy.Research shows that nearly 25 – 40% of the entire travel budget is spend on meetings & events. However, few companies actually have insight in the expenses of business gatherings, congresses and events and therefore are also not aware of how to achieve savings. The main reason for this is the fragmented way that the various departments, business units and layers within the organization organize events. For example the employee events organized by the management assistants, sales incentives, product launches, relationship- and marketing events, board meetings and the recruitment- and training events from Human Resources.There are several ways to gain insight, savings and efficiency. For example event buyers receive management information and gain insight about there spend, by outsourcing the organization to CWT Meetings & EventsBesides a partner in the area of concept & creation and logistic organization of business meetings and events, CWT Meetings & Events is also an excellent partner for Meeting & Event Management. We can advise and provide tools to gain insight, savings and Return on Investment for meetings and events. For more information, please contact Yolanda Logt, Manager CWT Meetings & Events through 020-2000 320 of through ylogt@carlsonwagonlit.nl.
