Hi everyone;
I was inclined to remain silent about this matter, things are stolen
all the time, and we have all lost something. However I have a
slightly different tale to tell.
As a contract consultant in a firm I had no access to most of the
building, nor reason to go anywhere except the lobby, hall, lab,
restroom, and the one office I shared with a software supervisor.
Most of the Building was behind locked doors which required a company
ID / pass card to open.
Scene set, now the action. After six weeks on the job, with about six
to go, there was a all hands meeting. I was not invited,
understandably. Nor were the three software people. The subject of
the meeting was hardware manufacturing. So almost all the people on
the second floor went. Two programmers were in the lab, I was in the
office. The Supervisor left a few minutes after the meeting started,
and returned just after it ended. I thought nothing of it, and do
not know what he was doing. After all it was not my business to keep
track of him.
During this hour nine Laptop computers vanished. I heard some were in
desk drawers and a couple in brief cases. But they were all gone.
The next day, after the police finished investigating, I was informed
that all contractors were released. No explanation, no notice. I
learned there were three contractors, I never meet any of the others.
I do not know who or where they were. But three people lost their
jobs, terminated early, I believe because some one believed a
contractor had taken all those laptop's.
Hindsight says it had to be someone who had access to the entire
building to know where the laptops were located, especially those in
drawers and brief cases. But I really do not know who or how they
managed to get them out of the building. (They were never found as
far as I know.)
So care is important for the security of your property, and for the
piece of mind of everyone around you.
(Back in the Lurking mode.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brooks,Bill" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:52 AM
Subject: [DC] Warning... when attending events
> Designers,
>
> I know some of you use laptop computers in your work as I do, and I
just
> want to share this experience with you so you do not have to
experience what
> happened to me and Mary Sugden last weekend...
>
> Mary was leading the CID+ Workshop and exam in San Marcos
California, and I
> was attending it along with some other fine designers. We broke for
lunch
> and were gone from the room for a very short time... only to return
to the
> room to find that someone of low scruples decided that our laptop
computers
> would make a great addition to their personal collections... Mary
had to
> continue the workshop and test from her hand written notes... it
was a very
> difficult experience. Mary was a real trouper and still did an
excellent job
> of covering the material and we went on to take the exam on
Saturday.
>
> The most painful realization occurs when you recall that you left
your
> checkbook(s), and your personal information in your carrying case,
and they
> now know where you live, what your home phone number and work
number is,
> what your bank account numbers are, e-mail, stocks, you name it...
etc...
> etc.. Not to mention the data that you have on your hard drive,
that you
> have not backed up... Laptops are terribly portable... it takes
only 30
> seconds for someone to pass by and grab them and stash them for
later
> retrieval. We looked high and low and searched the entire area for
the
> thief(s)... and they had vanished.
>
> Mailing lists, passwords, lost reference information, jobs you may
have been
> working on, etc... this can be a very sickening experience...
>
> The laptops can be expensive, mine was over 2,700 dollars (a Dell
Inspiron
> 8200 with 64MB DDR ram, 40G hd, leather case, high end video, extra
> batteries... ugh...)and they are targets of thieves, who seem to
watch and
> wait for you to make a mistake or get careless for an instant, even
when you
> think your stuff is safe in the confines of a classroom
environment... don't
> let your equipment out of your sight... And think about what you
have on
> your computer... and what it would mean if someone managed to walk
away with
> it.
>
> Please don't let this happen to you...
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Bill Brooks - KG6VVP
> PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D.+, C.I.I.
> Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510
> http://www.dtwc.com
> http://pcbwizards.com
>
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