❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the theft of laptop, notebook, and palm computers from the Department of Education and Training and associated agencies in the six months leading up to December 31, 2007. The response details the number of devices stolen, their value, whether sensitive information was compromised, and steps taken to prevent future losses.
AnsweredQoN 5899Legislative Council
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(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers were reported stolen in the six months to 31 December 2007?
(2) What was the total value of these computers?
(3) Did any contain information that could be regarded as sensitive?
(4) What steps have been taken to ensure that any commercial or other sensitive information was not compromised?
(5) Was the loss or theft of any of these laptops, notebooks or palm computers reported to the police?
(6) If yes to (5), when?
(7) Of those reported, what has been the outcome?
(8) If any were not reported, why not?
(9) What steps have been taken with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses or thefts?
(10) When were these steps put in place?
(2) What was the total value of these computers?
(3) Did any contain information that could be regarded as sensitive?
(4) What steps have been taken to ensure that any commercial or other sensitive information was not compromised?
(5) Was the loss or theft of any of these laptops, notebooks or palm computers reported to the police?
(6) If yes to (5), when?
(7) Of those reported, what has been the outcome?
(8) If any were not reported, why not?
(9) What steps have been taken with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses or thefts?
(10) When were these steps put in place?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 April 2008
Responded by
Minister for Local Government representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
51 days
Ministerial Office
Please refer to Question on Notice 5873
Department of Education Services
(1) Nil
(2) - (10) Not applicable
Curriculum Council
(1) 22 Notebooks
(2) Total net book value = $17,929
(3) Nil
(4) N/A
(5) Yes
(6) 3 separate burglaries reported: 9 September 2007, 21 September 2007 and 5 October 2007.
(7) Insurance claim approved
(8) N/A
(9) Video monitoring cameras installed in building access points and proximity cards issue to each staff for access to various parts of the building
(10) November 2007
Department of Education and Training
104. There are 16,000 notebooks as part of the Notebook for Teachers program and teachers are entitled to use these at home. 78 of the stolen notebooks were part of that program, while the remaining 26 belonged to schools, district offices and the department central office.
$108,625.
There have been no reports of stolen notebook computers containing sensitive information.
Policies are in place for acceptable use, care of infrastructure and corporate information. Notebooks for Teachers Program notebooks are protected by a username/password function to protect user logon accounts.
Yes.
The Department of Education and Training requires staff to report thefts as soon as practical following the theft.
One notebook is currently expected to be recovered, subject to successful police action. The others were subject to insurance claims.
Not applicable.
The majority of cases result from home burglaries and theft from private vehicles. DET and RiskCover have strongly advised that notebook computers are not to be left unattended in an area where it is at risk of being stolen e.g. in the cabin of a motor vehicle.
July, 2002.
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Please refer to Question on Notice 5873
Department of Education Services
(1) Nil
(2) - (10) Not applicable
Curriculum Council
(1) 22 Notebooks
(2) Total net book value = $17,929
(3) Nil
(4) N/A
(5) Yes
(6) 3 separate burglaries reported: 9 September 2007, 21 September 2007 and 5 October 2007.
(7) Insurance claim approved
(8) N/A
(9) Video monitoring cameras installed in building access points and proximity cards issue to each staff for access to various parts of the building
(10) November 2007
Department of Education and Training
104. There are 16,000 notebooks as part of the Notebook for Teachers program and teachers are entitled to use these at home. 78 of the stolen notebooks were part of that program, while the remaining 26 belonged to schools, district offices and the department central office.
$108,625.
There have been no reports of stolen notebook computers containing sensitive information.
Policies are in place for acceptable use, care of infrastructure and corporate information. Notebooks for Teachers Program notebooks are protected by a username/password function to protect user logon accounts.
Yes.
The Department of Education and Training requires staff to report thefts as soon as practical following the theft.
One notebook is currently expected to be recovered, subject to successful police action. The others were subject to insurance claims.
Not applicable.
The majority of cases result from home burglaries and theft from private vehicles. DET and RiskCover have strongly advised that notebook computers are not to be left unattended in an area where it is at risk of being stolen e.g. in the cabin of a motor vehicle.
July, 2002.
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