A system comprising an apparatus for detecting theft of network devices and a network device, the apparatus comprising: a secure storage device configured to securely store an initial geographic location of the network device that facilitates network traffic within a network; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the secure storage device, wherein the processing unit is configured to: determine a current geographic location of the network device that facilitates network traffic within the network; detect evidence of theft of the network device by: comparing (520(a)) the current geographic location of the network device with the initial geographic location of the network device securely stored in the secure storage device; and determining (520(b)), based at least in part on the comparison, that the current geographic location of the network device does not match the initial geographic location of the network device; perform at least one security action in response to detecting the evidence of theft of the network device, wherein the at least one security action comprises preventing the network device from facilitating network traffic until determining that a user has entered, into the network device, authentication credentials that indicate the user is authorized to be in possession of the network device; and wherein the processing unit is further configured to: detect additional evidence of theft of the network device by: determining that the network device is experiencing an unexpected power outage; and in response to detecting the additional evidence of theft, utilise a dying gasp capacitor within the network device to alert an administrator of the network device about both the unexpected power outage and the current geographic location of the network device. a secure storage device configured to securely store an initial geographic location of the network device that facilitates network traffic within a network; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the secure storage device, wherein the processing unit is configured to: determine a current geographic location of the network device that facilitates network traffic within the network; detect evidence of theft of the network device by: comparing (520(a)) the current geographic location of the network device with the initial geographic location of the network device securely stored in the secure storage device; and determining (520(b)), based at least in part on the comparison, that the current geographic location of the network device does not match the initial geographic location of the network device; perform at least one security action in response to detecting the evidence of theft of the network device, wherein the at least one security action comprises preventing the network device from facilitating network traffic until determining that a user has entered, into the network device, authentication credentials that indicate the user is authorized to be in possession of the network device; and wherein the processing unit is further configured to: detect additional evidence of theft of the network device by: determining that the network device is experiencing an unexpected power outage; and in response to detecting the additional evidence of theft, utilise a dying gasp capacitor within the network device to alert an administrator of the network device about both the unexpected power outage and the current geographic location of the network device. determine a current geographic location of the network device that facilitates network traffic within the network; detect evidence of theft of the network device by: comparing (520(a)) the current geographic location of the network device with the initial geographic location of the network device securely stored in the secure storage device; and determining (520(b)), based at least in part on the comparison, that the current geographic location of the network device does not match the initial geographic location of the network device; perform at least one security action in response to detecting the evidence of theft of the network device, wherein the at least one security action comprises preventing the network device from facilitating network traffic until determining that a user has entered, into the network device, authentication credentials that indicate the user is authorized to be in possession of the network device; and wherein the processing unit is further configured to: detect additional evidence of theft of the network device by: determining that the network device is experiencing an unexpected power outage; and in response to detecting the additional evidence of theft, utilise a dying gasp capacitor within the network device to alert an administrator of the network device about both the unexpected power outage and the current geographic location of the network device.