Laptop computers are notorious for being prime targets for theft in office buildings because they are small, concealable, and are usually not “flagged” by security personnel when an employee or visitor exits the facility. In the United States alone in the last three years, over one million laptops have been stolen. Many personal computer (PC) leasing companies report an average 20 percent loss of laptop computers at the end of a two-year leasing period (10 percent annual loss). Statistical research has shown that the major causes of laptop computer losses in a typical organization are due to: