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The laptop left on a train

A laptop was reported lost an hour and a half after it was left behind. Check encryption, then look for sign-ins from the device after the loss but before the remote lock.

  • Terminal mission
  • Beginner
  • 3 objectives
  • 0 of 3 solved

Briefing

A user left a laptop on a train at about 18:15 UTC and reported it at 19:40. The service desk locked it remotely at 20:14.

Full-disk encryption protects a powered-off laptop. A laptop that was asleep and signed in is a different case: any session still open is the risk. Check both.

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ir-ws · Incident timelines

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