Laptops are also frequently dropped and damaged, lost or stolen from cars, airports, offices and homes. WIFI (wireless network) connections also expose your data to viruses to hackers.

Laptop Data Loss Widespread, Costly Statistics supporting the vulnerability of laptops are alarming:

$6.7 mil...total laptop theft losses for U.S. in 2004

$61,881...the average loss due to laptop theft

600,000...PCs stolen in 2003

No. 2...cause of overall PC loss is theft

59%...of computer attacks during 2003 were attributed to laptop theft. 4

97%...of stolen computers are never recovered

4%of laptops are ever backed up

Sources: (1) CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, 2004; (2) & (3) Safeware The Insurance Agency; (4) Baseline 2004; (5) Gartner Group; (6) CSI/FBI 2002; (7) FBI; (8) CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, 2001.

Why Laptop Backups Rarely Happen

Coupled with the extreme vulnerability of laptops is the disturbing fact that most users don't store their data on a centralized server, and rarely if ever back up their hard drive.

Don't regularly connect to a corporate network or server;

Don't travel with a backup device such as an external or tape drive, and even if they do, they are subject to the same type of risks (loss, theft, damage, corruption, etc).

Are often sales people who don't have the time or expertise for complex solutions. Remote Data Backups: the best Laptop Backup Solution Automatic + Flexible Scheduling = Regular Backups Three Skysoft Remote Data Backups scheduling features are especially useful for getting mobile notebook users, who may not fit the 9-to-5, always-at-the-office mode, to perform regular backups. To change these options in the program, select Options, then Backup Schedule:

1."Backup on connection to network" "...if not backed up for X hours"

2."Prompt for backup each time Windows Exits"

3."Run a backup, then exit Windows"

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