I've worked in IT security. I've dealt with tons of people who have had laptop bags, messenger bags and purses stolen. For that reason, I am way to paranoid to risk off body carry. My girlfriend wants a concealed carry purse, but I have advised her against it since I've dealt with dozens of incidents involving lost smart phones, laptops, tiny mobile pc's and netbooks that were in small carry bags. Everyone that had them lost or stolen was %100 confident that they were careful and it would never happen to them and that each incident was an isolated fluke. To each his own and I won't knock anyone, but I'm too paranoid to risk off body carry. I could lose it or it could get stolen. I could also get beat half to death trying to hang onto it if someone tries snatching it while his thieving buddy pummels me from behind (happened to a guy with a messenger bag at my last job).
So what kind of stuff are you routinely doing? Like out to client sites?
I'm the network admin for a large defense contractor, but I'm usually sticking close to my office and our data center. It takes several card swipes to get where I'm at all day, so I don't really worry about my stuff getting stolen. Plus I administer the security system so I can see the record of what cards came in/out, and match it up with the camera footage. I also don't have any proprietary data on my actual machine, and we require 2-factor authentication (RSA keychain) for all external access. So there really shouldn't be any danger if my machine was stolen anyway.
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