One of the worst things that can happen to a road warrior on a business trip is to have your laptop stolen. It happened to me a few years ago, right out of the trunk of my car outside a suburban shopping mall. Someone saw me load the car up with a few packages, and they not only took my laptop but — the bummer of it all — all of my purchases that I had made at the mall.

In my inaugural column for PGP Corporation’s Web storefront, I talk about ways that you can protect yourself from this situation. I’ll be writing a regular series for them on security and encryption topics, and hope you check it out.