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Portable and desktop loss
statistics The following statistics were reported by Safeware for the years 2000 and 2001. (More recent figures are not available.) Safeware is the nation's leading insurer of computer hardware. The trends show that the loss of notebook computers (and overall combined theft) is up significantly and support a long-term trend toward more and more theft of valuable equipment. The overall number of incidents is staggering. Read the complete report:
Notebooks
|
Cause of Loss |
2000# |
% of Total |
2001# |
% of Total |
Increase/Decrease
to Prior Year |
| ACCIDENTS |
793,000 |
58% |
1,387,000 |
60% |
75% |
| THEFT |
387,000 |
28% |
591,000 |
26% |
53% |
| POWER
SURGE |
84,000 |
6% |
59,000 |
3% |
-30% |
| LIGHTNING |
33,000 |
2% |
43,000 |
2% |
30% |
| TRANSIT |
12,000 |
1% |
30,000 |
1% |
150% |
|
WATER/FLOOD |
25,000 |
2% |
166,000 |
7% |
564% |
| OTHER |
24,000 |
2% |
32,000 |
1% |
33% |
| TOTAL |
1,358,000 |
100% |
2,308,000 |
100% |
70% |
Desktops
|
Cause of Loss |
2000# |
% of Total |
2001# |
% of Total |
Increase/Decrease to Prior Year |
| ACCIDENTS |
38,000 |
34% |
28,000 |
30% |
-26% |
| THEFT |
16,000 |
14% |
15,000 |
16% |
-6% |
| POWER SURGE |
35,000 |
31% |
30,000 |
33% |
-14% |
| LIGHTNING |
11,000 |
10% |
8,000 |
9% |
-27% |
| TRANSIT |
3,000 |
3% |
3,000 |
3% |
0% |
| WATER/FLOOD |
3,000 |
2% |
3,000 |
3% |
0% |
| OTHER |
7,000 |
6% |
5,000 |
5% |
-29% |
| TOTAL |
113,000 |
100% |
92,000 |
100% |
-19% |
Combined
|
Cause of Loss |
2000# |
% of Total |
2001# |
% of Total |
Increase/Decrease to Prior Year |
| ACCIDENTS |
831,000 |
56% |
1,415,000 |
51% |
70% |
| THEFT |
403,000 |
27% |
606,000 |
25% |
50% |
| POWER SURGE |
119,000 |
8% |
89,000 |
4% |
-25% |
| LIGHTNING |
44,000 |
3% |
51,000 |
2% |
16% |
| TRANSIT |
15,000 |
1% |
33,000 |
1% |
120% |
| WATER/FLOOD |
28,000 |
2% |
169,000 |
7% |
504% |
| OTHER |
31,000 |
2% |
37,000 |
2% |
19% |
| TOTAL |
1,471,000 |
100% |
2,400,000 |
100% |
63% |
Copyright (c) 2002 Safeware,
Inc. All rights reserved.
Some other interesting statistics:
60% of all corporate data assets reside unprotected on PCs.
Source: Search Security Newsletter, April 4, 2002 The theft of a laptop results in an average financial loss of $89,000; only a small percentage of the sum actually relates to the hardware cost.
Source: 2002 Computer Security Institute/FBI Computer Crime & Security Survey Informal surveys indicate that about 10 to 15 percent of laptops are stolen by criminals intent on selling the data.
Source: Securityfocus.com, July 30, 2001 IT professionals underestimate the real cost of one stolen notebook by 90%
Source: Kensington Notebook Security Survey, October 2001
For more information regarding portable and
desktop security, view the following features:
What's hot in security:
Windows™ and the theft of memory chips and internal boards.
Protecting
notebooks and laptops: Strategies for keeping what's yours!
How to
measure the real cost of a stolen computer: A management report.
For additional information please
contact us,
or E-mail Colleen Ritter at:
c.ritter@pc-security.com |
