Netbooks are terrific for computing on the go. Yet their very compactness makes them easy to lose or to forget -not to mention being a target for thieves.
The material loss is bad enough the threat of someone getting access to your data can be catastrophic. The two obvious countermeasures include a mechanical lock or one of the various electronic solutions on the market.
There are three primary methods to protect the data on a netbook in the event of theft: encryption, BIOS and Windows passwords, or special anti-theft software.
Passwords alone aren't necessarily secure, "Thieves can circumvent Windows passwords by reinstalling the operating system, for example, or using a live CD!'
