Undercover Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Undercover 5: the best way to secure and recover a stolen Mac

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 7th, 2012)

A few years ago I wrote about Orbicule's Undercover 4 software. Undercover lets you remotely track and monitor a missing Mac, and can even help you recover your stolen gear. Given the Mac security issues in the news over the last few days, it's worthwhile reviewing some best practices to help ...

Orbicule releases Undercover 4

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 14th, 2010)

Orbicule has released Undercover 4 and thieves should be very afraid. Undercover is theft-recovery software for Mac OS X that's been around for the last four years. The software allows users to grab screen shots of the thief using their computer via the Mac's built-in iSight camera and will also ...

Get a TUAW discount on Mac theft recovery service from hidden

by Steven Sande (Feb 19th, 2010)

Apple's laptops and iMacs are attractive targets for thieves, since they're easy to move and have a good resale value. We've seen several Mac applications or services that work to help you retrieve your favorite Apple product if it is ever stolen; LoJack for Laptops (US$39.95 per year), Undercover ...

Undercover: stolen Mac recovery tool

by Mat Lu (Sep 20th, 2007)

Thinking about recovering your laptop in case of theft? Undercover from Orbicule (we've mentioned it before once or twice) sports a nice additional "feature" in terms of a money-back guarantee. If your Mac is reported stolen Undercover will monitor and report IP addresses that should narrow down the ...

Undercover software tracks "stolen" Mac

by Jan Kabili (Mar 3rd, 2006)

The team at Mac 360 "stole" a Mac in order to test Orbicule's Undercover, new anti-theft software for a Mac. David Chartier described what Undercover does in an earlier post. The gist of it is that Undercover tries to locate a stolen Mac by taking and transmitting screenshots. If the Mac ...

Undercover: Mac anti-theft software

by David Chartier (Jan 19th, 2006)

A friend of mine sent me a link to a new piece of security/Mac-tracking software called Undercover. Essentially, this software runs in the background on your Mac and periodically pings an Undercover Recovery Center. In the event of a stolen Mac, you can contact the center and they can kick the ...