❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding stolen laptops, notebooks, and palm computers within the Corrective Services and Small Business Development Corporation, revealing two thefts from Corrective Services and the implemented security measures.
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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
19 March 2008
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
29 days
Ministerial Office
Please refer to question on notice 5873.
Small Business
(1) The Small Business Development Corporation has not reported any laptop, notebook or palm computers stolen in the six months to 31 December 2007.
(2)-(10) Not applicable.
Corrective Services
(1) Two.
(2) $4,650.
(3) No.
(4) All department notebooks have been configured with a special encrypted folder. All users of 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.
(6) 7 August 2007 & 26 September 2007.
(7) The items reported have not been recovered.
(8) Not applicable.
(9) The Department's IT Assets - Lost and Stolen procedures require all lost and stolen IT assets to be reported to the Police; completion of a signed statutory declaration outlining facts surrounding the loss or theft of the equipment; and for managers to consider the degree of negligence involved in the loss or theft of the item. Where it is determined an individual was negligent disciplinary action may proceed.
(10) Completion of statutory declarations and consideration of any negligence was introduced in December 2006.
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Please refer to question on notice 5873.
Small Business
(1) The Small Business Development Corporation has not reported any laptop, notebook or palm computers stolen in the six months to 31 December 2007.
(2)-(10) Not applicable.
Corrective Services
(1) Two.
(2) $4,650.
(3) No.
(4) All department notebooks have been configured with a special encrypted folder. All users of 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.
(6) 7 August 2007 & 26 September 2007.
(7) The items reported have not been recovered.
(8) Not applicable.
(9) The Department's IT Assets - Lost and Stolen procedures require all lost and stolen IT assets to be reported to the Police; completion of a signed statutory declaration outlining facts surrounding the loss or theft of the equipment; and for managers to consider the degree of negligence involved in the loss or theft of the item. Where it is determined an individual was negligent disciplinary action may proceed.
(10) Completion of statutory declarations and consideration of any negligence was introduced in December 2006.
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