❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the loss or theft of laptops, notebooks, and palm computers within various government departments and agencies for the six months leading up to June 30, 2007. The responses reveal varying levels of security measures and reporting practices across different entities.
AnsweredQoN 2528Legislative Assembly
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(a) how many laptop, notebook and palm computers have been reported lost or stolen for the six months to 30 June 2007;
(b) what was the total value of the computers that were lost or stolen;
(c) did any of these computers contain information that could be regarded as sensitive;
(d) what steps have been taken to ensure that any commercial or sensitive information was not compromised;
(e) was the loss or theft of any of these computers reported to the police;
(f) if yes to (e), when were these reports made;
(g) of those reported, what has been the outcome;
(h) if any computers that were lost or stolen were not reported to the police, why not;
(i) what steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses; and
(j) when were these steps put into place?
(b) what was the total value of the computers that were lost or stolen;
(c) did any of these computers contain information that could be regarded as sensitive;
(d) what steps have been taken to ensure that any commercial or sensitive information was not compromised;
(e) was the loss or theft of any of these computers reported to the police;
(f) if yes to (e), when were these reports made;
(g) of those reported, what has been the outcome;
(h) if any computers that were lost or stolen were not reported to the police, why not;
(i) what steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses; and
(j) when were these steps put into place?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 September 2007
Responded by
Minister for Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise
Response time
35 days
The Minister for Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise has been provided with the following response:
MINISTERIAL OFFICE
Please refer to question on notice LA2518.
MERIWA
The Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia (MERIWA) does not have any laptop, notebook and palm computers and therefore has not had any lost or stolen for the six months to 30 June 2007.
OFFICE OF ENERGY
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
WESTERN POWER
(a) 4 notebooks have been reported stolen.
(b) $12,784.00.
(c) Western Power policy is that all corporate documents are stored in the corporate document management system (DMS) system, which is hosted on secure IT managed servers.
(d) As all corporate documents are stored in DMS, there should not have been any corporate information on the laptop hard drive.
(e) All losses were reported to the police. This is required as part of the replacement process.
(f) As soon as practicable after the loss was discovered.
(g) None were recovered by police.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Security patrols were increased at the affected depots in the period after the burglaries. A tender has been called to carry out a review of security at all Western Power depots.
(j) A facilities management company has recently been awarded the contract and will make recommendations based on its findings, once the review is completed.
INDEPENDENT MARKET OPERATOR
(a - j) Nil.
VERVE ENERGY
(a - j) Nil.
HORIZON POWER
(a) There have been no laptop, notebook or palm devices reported lost or stolen for the six months to June 30th 2007.
(b-h) Not applicable.
(i) Kensington locks are used in non-secure office locations (offices with limited security after hours).
(j) Kensington locks were applied in June 2007.
SYNERGY
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES
(a) None.
(b-c) Not applicable.
(d) All laptop computers are of a standard build and are password protected. Department of Industry and Resources' policy is for no sensitive data to be stored on local hard drives.
(e-h) Not applicable.
(i) DataDot® technology has been adopted within the Department of Industry and Resources as a deterrent against theft. This is being applied to all new notebook computers, PDAs and mobile phones, and is being retrospectively applied to the entire mobile fleet. DataDots® are microscopic discs laser etched with a unique identification number and sprayed into crevices on the surface of the item and embedded in a clear, very strong glue. The difficulty of removal makes the item very unattractive to thieves.
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MINISTERIAL OFFICE
Please refer to question on notice LA2518.
MERIWA
The Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia (MERIWA) does not have any laptop, notebook and palm computers and therefore has not had any lost or stolen for the six months to 30 June 2007.
OFFICE OF ENERGY
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
WESTERN POWER
(a) 4 notebooks have been reported stolen.
(b) $12,784.00.
(c) Western Power policy is that all corporate documents are stored in the corporate document management system (DMS) system, which is hosted on secure IT managed servers.
(d) As all corporate documents are stored in DMS, there should not have been any corporate information on the laptop hard drive.
(e) All losses were reported to the police. This is required as part of the replacement process.
(f) As soon as practicable after the loss was discovered.
(g) None were recovered by police.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Security patrols were increased at the affected depots in the period after the burglaries. A tender has been called to carry out a review of security at all Western Power depots.
(j) A facilities management company has recently been awarded the contract and will make recommendations based on its findings, once the review is completed.
INDEPENDENT MARKET OPERATOR
(a - j) Nil.
VERVE ENERGY
(a - j) Nil.
HORIZON POWER
(a) There have been no laptop, notebook or palm devices reported lost or stolen for the six months to June 30th 2007.
(b-h) Not applicable.
(i) Kensington locks are used in non-secure office locations (offices with limited security after hours).
(j) Kensington locks were applied in June 2007.
SYNERGY
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES
(a) None.
(b-c) Not applicable.
(d) All laptop computers are of a standard build and are password protected. Department of Industry and Resources' policy is for no sensitive data to be stored on local hard drives.
(e-h) Not applicable.
(i) DataDot® technology has been adopted within the Department of Industry and Resources as a deterrent against theft. This is being applied to all new notebook computers, PDAs and mobile phones, and is being retrospectively applied to the entire mobile fleet. DataDots® are microscopic discs laser etched with a unique identification number and sprayed into crevices on the surface of the item and embedded in a clear, very strong glue. The difficulty of removal makes the item very unattractive to thieves.
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