❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding lost or stolen laptops, notebooks, and palm computers within the Energy portfolio for the six months ending June 30, 2007. The response indicates that only Western Power reported losses, with 4 notebooks stolen.
AnsweredQoN 5305Legislative Council
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(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers have been reported lost or stolen for the six months to 30 June 2007?
(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?
(6) If yes to (5), when were these reports made?
(7) Of those reported, what has been the outcome?
(8) If any were not reported to the police, why not?
(9) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses?
(10) 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?
(6) If yes to (5), when were these reports made?
(7) Of those reported, what has been the outcome?
(8) If any were not reported to the police, why not?
(9) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses?
(10) When were these steps put into place?
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Answered
25 September 2007
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
28 days
The Minister for Energy has been provided with the following response
MINISTERIAL OFFICE
Please refer to question on notice LA2518.
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.
INDEPENDENT MARKET OPERATOR
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
OFFICE OF ENERGY
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
SYNERGY
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
VERVE 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.
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MINISTERIAL OFFICE
Please refer to question on notice LA2518.
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.
INDEPENDENT MARKET OPERATOR
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
OFFICE OF ENERGY
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
SYNERGY
(a) Nil.
(b-j) Not applicable.
VERVE 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.
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