Absolute Software and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in North Carolina found more than they expected when they recovered a stolen laptop from one of the school’s portable trailers. Using Absolute’s Computrace Agent, which was embedded into the firmware of the computer, they were not only able to reclaim the device but also help federal and local law enforcement uncover an alleged identity theft ring and charge several individuals with immigration law violations.
“We were able to mine the forensic data on the computer,” says David Hawks, business development manager, education industry for Absolute. “During the investigation, we’re trying to track the computer to recover it, but then what happens is these cases lead to so much bigger cases.”
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