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Life & fun · September 25, 2018

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Sniped, a Slack App to Catch Unlocked Laptops

Prevent security breaches with sniped, a fun Slack app to catch unguarded laptops. Keep your employees vigilant with a one-click install.

Sniped, a Slack App to Catch Unlocked Laptops launched on September 25, 2018 with 6 votes, #1,058 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

What it does

No more unlocked laptops. Raise security awareness at your company with a fun one-click install Slack App. Sniped is a fun Slack app that increases security awareness at the workplace by getting your employees to lock their workstations. ‍ If you find an unattended, unlocked laptop, type /snipe and your own username on their Slack. ‍ Then, lock their laptop. You get a star. They receive a warning and a notification to a public channel, so that they’ll never forget to lock their laptop again. Simply click the “Add to Slack” button on our main page. Once Sniped has been added to your Slack workspace, everyone in your organization will be able to access it. ‍ You'll need to invite @snipebot to…from sniped.app

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