Patent ID: 8685110

Claim:
A method for securing data stored on a logical volume of a portable computer system, comprising: configuring, at the portable computer system, a security monitor by selecting data for securing, and entering parameters, the parameters comprising wait times, message addresses, audio features and visual features; activating, via a wireless network, the security monitor in response to receiving user input via the wireless network; activating a power lock to lock a power supply of the portable computer system and secure the power supply from undesired access; determining an alarm has been triggered in response detecting a physical movement of the portable computer system; determining whether the alarm has been deactivated; if an alarm trigger time has elapsed and the alarm has not been deactivated, activating an alarm sequence in response to the detecting a physical movement of the portable computer system; generating an audio alarm, based on the alarm sequence; sending an alarm triggered message to a user of the portable computer system, wherein the alarm triggered message comprises a notification that the alarm sequence has been activated and an email comprising instructions for deactivating the alarm sequence; in response to receiving a response to the alarm triggered message confirming the alarm sequence by the user, accelerating the alarm sequence to eliminate further delays; if a deactivation message is received from the user during a first time period, deactivating the alarm sequence; if the alarm sequence is not cancelled within the first time period, determining whether a timer has elapsed; and if the timer has elapsed, completing the alarm sequence, wherein completing the alarm sequence comprises: reformatting the logical volume and overwriting all sectors of the logical volume to render all data stored on the portable computer system unreadable.