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	Absolute the key in “biggest bust ever” at University Police Department

Absolute the key in “biggest bust ever” at University Police Department

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Facility Management
Use Cases	Asset Health Management (AHM) Remote Asset Management Theft Detection
Services	Cybersecurity Services System Integration
Challenge	The faculty and staff at the College are assigned Hewlett-Packard tablet computers, while the students at the College of Business enjoy free 3-hour checkout privileges to HP tablets owned by the College. Students pursuing minors in Business studies also receive access. Colorado State University needed a way to track these devices as they changed hands and ensure they were protected throughout. Read More
About Customer	Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The university is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. The enrolment is approximately 30,700 students, including resident and non-resident instruction students. The university has approximately 1,540 faculty in eight colleges and 55 academic departments. Read More
Solution	Absolute helps the IT department track and secure the checked-out computers on a daily basis, providing checks and balances with the manual tracking process. Despite the program's success, a number of security incidents did occur. Because Absolute DDS had been previously installed on the stolen devices, the Absolute Investigations team was able to supply the University Police Department with critical information, leading to the recovery of over $40,000 worth of stolen goods, including 9 HP tablets. Detective Adam Smith of the Colorado State University Police Department called it “the biggest equipment bust in the history of the department.” Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Facility Management

Use Cases

Asset Health Management (AHM)

Remote Asset Management

Theft Detection

Services

Cybersecurity Services

System Integration

Challenge

The faculty and staff at the College are assigned Hewlett-Packard tablet computers, while the students at the College of Business enjoy free 3-hour checkout privileges to HP tablets owned by the College. Students pursuing minors in Business studies also receive access. Colorado State University needed a way to track these devices as they changed hands and ensure they were protected throughout.

About Customer

Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The university is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. The enrolment is approximately 30,700 students, including resident and non-resident instruction students. The university has approximately 1,540 faculty in eight colleges and 55 academic departments.

Solution

Absolute helps the IT department track and secure the checked-out computers on a daily basis, providing checks and balances with the manual tracking process. Despite the program's success, a number of security incidents did occur. Because Absolute DDS had been previously installed on the stolen devices, the Absolute Investigations team was able to supply the University Police Department with critical information, leading to the recovery of over $40,000 worth of stolen goods, including 9 HP tablets. Detective Adam Smith of the Colorado State University Police Department called it “the biggest equipment bust in the history of the department.”

Impact #1	Absolute was able to supply the University Police Department with critical information that led to the recovery of over $40,000 worth of stolen goods.
Impact #2	Colorado State University is able to provide over 3000 students with checked-out computers, all secured using Absolute.

Impact #1

Absolute was able to supply the University Police Department with critical information that led to the recovery of over $40,000 worth of stolen goods.

Impact #2

Colorado State University is able to provide over 3000 students with checked-out computers, all secured using Absolute.

Benefit #1	Recovery of over $40,000 worth of stolen goods.
Benefit #2	Recovery of 9 HP tablets.

Benefit #1

Recovery of over $40,000 worth of stolen goods.

Benefit #2

Recovery of 9 HP tablets.

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Absolute the key in “biggest bust ever” at University Police Department

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