Techniques for performing an action, based on the present location of a
client, to protect resources of the
client from theft or unauthorized access. A
server may intermittently receive, from a
client, location information such as GPS information,
triangulation information based on one or more Wi-Fi access points, and IP trace information. The
server may determine the client's location by (a) determining, for an interval of time, whether GPS information,
triangulation information, and IP trace information are available for the client, and (b) based on the available GPS information,
triangulation information, and IP trace information, determining the present location of the client, e.g., by determining a
weighted arithmetic mean or by using a sequence of types of location information ordered based on accuracy. In response to following a
security policy, the
server may perform an action, specified by the
security policy, based on the present location of the client.