On June 30th, a Ponemon Institute study sponsored by Dell entitled “Airport Insecurity: The Case of Missing & Lost Laptops” was released. The study indicated that business travelers are losing more than 12,000 laptops per week at major U.S. airports, with only one third of the laptops reclaimed. The study also polled business travelers, and discovered that 53% of respondents said their laptop contained confidential or sensitive information, with 65% of those respondents not taking steps to secure their laptops. The results were disturbing, because the loss of these laptops could result in data breaches for many companies. The airports with the highest number of lost, missing or stolen laptops included Los Angeles International, Miami International, Kennedy International, and Chicago O’Hare. The busiest airport in the United States, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International, ended up tied for eighth place with Washington’s Reagan National. The study may be found at http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/services/dell_lost_laptop_study.pdf