❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice investigates the theft or loss of laptops and other portable computers within the Attorney General's portfolio, seeking details on value, data security, reporting to police, and preventative measures. The response indicates a low level of reported incidents across the agencies.
AnsweredQoN 4435Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 November 2010
Member
Portfolio
Attorney General; Minister for Corrective Services
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers from each department and agency within the Attorney General’s portfolio have been reported stolen for the 12 months from 30 June 2009 to 30 June 2010?
(2) What was the total value of the computers that were lost or stolen?
(3) Did any of these computers contain information that could be regarded as sensitive?
(4) What steps have been taken to ensure that any commercial or sensitive information was not compromised?
(5) Was the loss or theft of any of these computers reported to the police; and
(a) if yes, when were these reports made;
(b) of those reported, what has been the outcome; and
(c) if any were not reported to the police, why not?
(6) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses; and
(a) when were these steps put into place?
(2) What was the total value of the computers that were lost or stolen?
(3) Did any of these computers contain information that could be regarded as sensitive?
(4) What steps have been taken to ensure that any commercial or sensitive information was not compromised?
(5) Was the loss or theft of any of these computers reported to the police; and
(a) if yes, when were these reports made;
(b) of those reported, what has been the outcome; and
(c) if any were not reported to the police, why not?
(6) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses; and
(a) when were these steps put into place?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 February 2011
Response time
82 days
Commissioner for Children and Young People
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
Department of the Attorney General
(1)One
(2) $1 675.00
(3) No
(4) All departmental notebooks have been configured with a special encrypted folder. All users for notebooks are required to use the encrypted folder for their work. Information in the encrypted folder is protected from unauthorised access and is automatically backed up into the Department's main computer network when the notebook is connected to the network.
(5) Yes
(a) 24 December 2009
(b) Not found.
(c) Not applicable
(6) The Department's Information Technology (IT) lost and stolen assets procedures require all stolen IT assets to be reported to the police and a signed statutory declaration outlining facts surrounding the loss or theft of the item to be completed. Where it is determined an individual was negligent, disciplinary action may proceed.
(a) Completion of statutory declarations and consideration of any negligence was introduced in 2006.
Equal Opportunity Commission of Western Australia
(1) Nil
(2)-(6) Not applicable
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
(1) Nil
(2)-(6) Not applicable
Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia
(1) Two notebooks have been lost. No laptop, notebooks or palm computers have been stolen.
(2) Nil written down value.
(3) Notebooks are used for remote access to Legal Aid WA's remote access environment and no sensitive information is stored locally on notebook fleet machines.
(4) Not applicable
(5) No
(a)-(b) Not applicable
(c) The loss of the two notebooks was discovered through an IT equipment audit and it was not known how or when the notebooks were lost. The missing notebooks were also obsolete and due for disposal.
(6) An annual audit and physical stock take process is now in place, tighter controls have been implemented over portable and attractive items and 'boot' passwords are now required to access notebook hard drives.
(a) July 2010.
LEGAL PRACTICE BOARD OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
LEGAL PROFESSION COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
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(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
Department of the Attorney General
(1)One
(2) $1 675.00
(3) No
(4) All departmental notebooks have been configured with a special encrypted folder. All users for notebooks are required to use the encrypted folder for their work. Information in the encrypted folder is protected from unauthorised access and is automatically backed up into the Department's main computer network when the notebook is connected to the network.
(5) Yes
(a) 24 December 2009
(b) Not found.
(c) Not applicable
(6) The Department's Information Technology (IT) lost and stolen assets procedures require all stolen IT assets to be reported to the police and a signed statutory declaration outlining facts surrounding the loss or theft of the item to be completed. Where it is determined an individual was negligent, disciplinary action may proceed.
(a) Completion of statutory declarations and consideration of any negligence was introduced in 2006.
Equal Opportunity Commission of Western Australia
(1) Nil
(2)-(6) Not applicable
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
(1) Nil
(2)-(6) Not applicable
Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia
(1) Two notebooks have been lost. No laptop, notebooks or palm computers have been stolen.
(2) Nil written down value.
(3) Notebooks are used for remote access to Legal Aid WA's remote access environment and no sensitive information is stored locally on notebook fleet machines.
(4) Not applicable
(5) No
(a)-(b) Not applicable
(c) The loss of the two notebooks was discovered through an IT equipment audit and it was not known how or when the notebooks were lost. The missing notebooks were also obsolete and due for disposal.
(6) An annual audit and physical stock take process is now in place, tighter controls have been implemented over portable and attractive items and 'boot' passwords are now required to access notebook hard drives.
(a) July 2010.
LEGAL PRACTICE BOARD OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
LEGAL PROFESSION COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
(1) Nil
(2) - (6) Not applicable
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