There are occasions when our customers have their Macs stolen.
As if being the victim of crime is not bad enough, they have the additional worry of losing a machine with their data on it.
Fortunately, there are ways to secure your Mac even after someone’s taken off with it.
How to lock your Mac using the Find My app
One of these methods is to utilise the ‘Find My’ app (previously known as the ‘Find My iPhone’ app) – an asset tracking service that’s commonly used to secure and recover Apple devices.
Using Find My on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or by heading to iCloud.com gives you the ability to remotely lock (or erase) your stolen Mac.
The steps below outline the process that you would follow if you were locking your Mac via Find My on another Mac, but the approach is almost identical on your phone:
- Ensure the Mac had Find My enabled prior to being lost or stolen.
- Sign in at icloud.com or open the Find My app on iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
- Once the Find My app has located your devices, you will be presented with a device list where you can select the device you want to locate or lock.
- Once you have clicked on the device you want to locate, you can remotely lock your Mac with a passcode, display a message on the screen, or erase it entirely if it’s lost or stolen.
If the Mac is turned off or is offline, you can still use Find My to request a notification when it’s located, or lock or erase your Mac remotely.
The next time your Mac is online, the actions will take effect.
Finding your Mac when it’s not stolen – just lost!
The more eagle-eyed among you might have seen that you can also select the option to play a sound. This is fantastic if you have left your Mac around the house, or the kids have hidden it.
The sound it projects is a little ear piercing, but at least it will allow you to find which sofa your kids have hidden your new Mac under!
How easy is it to access data on a stolen Mac?
Today, most companies have a good backup system, which allows them to quickly recover their data and ensure that they get up and running again.
But what about the data that is stored on the stolen machine itself?
Since the days of El Capitan, macOS has automatically encrypted your data via FileVault. This means that, to access your data, the thief will need either your admin password or a recovery key.
Utilising the Find My app simply adds another layer of reassuring protection. Crucially, however, for this to work, the device must first be added to Find My before it’s been lost or stolen.
Compassionate support when you need it most
At Lease Loop, we understand that losing a Mac or having it stolen from your home or office is an awful feeling.
Not only is your data at risk, but your staff may also feel targeted and vulnerable.
That’s why our team take a personal and compassionate approach to these events.
We encourage all our customers to let us know as soon as possible if they’ve been the victim of a theft or any other event that’s caused damage to their Macs.
This allows us to work with them and ensure minimal disruption to their operations.
To find out more about what makes Lease Loop and our wide range of affordable leasing solutions stand out from the crowd, please don’t hesitate to talk to our helpful team today!
You can start the conversation by simply giving us a call on 01952876928 or emailing your enquiry to sales@leaseloop.co.
However you decide to get in touch, we look forward to hearing from you soon and showing you how easy, fun, and flexible leasing the latest Apple tech can really be.