How to prepare your mobile workforce for traveling

The recent events in which the U.K. and several other countries collaborated to thwart what could have been a massive in-flight terrorist attack changed travel overnight, especially for the business sector. Travel time, both while waiting to board and during flight, has long been productivity time for road warriors to catch up on email, check on appointments, write late memos and catch up on the mundane tasks associated with business. But that's no longer the norm, given new airport security rules abroad which initially banished electronic gadgets and mobile devices once the terrorist plot was uncovered. While domestic flights are providing some leniency in terms of what electronic wireless devices can be used while flying, it's a whole new business travel world with new rules and mandates. With airports demanding laptops be stowed in checked-in luggage, the risk of theft and data loss spikes dramatically. But there are best practices users and enterprises can take to ensure the stowed laptop or mobile device arrives safe and intact at the landing destination. Here's a rundown of things to do to reduce risk with new laptop rules, and here's additional info on the latest with using mobile devices in travel.