❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the loss or theft of laptops, notebooks, and palm computers within various government agencies for the six months leading up to June 30, 2007. The question seeks details on the number of devices lost, their value, the sensitivity of data contained, security measures, police reports, and preventative steps.
AnsweredQoN 2526Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2007
Member
Portfolio
Disability Services; Tourism; Culture and the Arts; Consumer Protection
QuestionView source ↗
(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 Disability Services; Tourism; Culture and the Arts; Consumer Protection
Response time
35 days
Ministerial Office
Please refer to QON 2518
Disability Services Commission:
(a) Nil.
(b)-(j) N/A
Tourism WA
(a) One laptop
(b) $2,884.00
(c) No.
(d) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of laptop, notebook and palm computers. All computers have encrypted login procedures.
(e) Yes.
(f) The theft was reported to the police the same day as the incident.
(g) The stolen laptop has not been recovered. The laptop was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover.
(h) N/A
(i) Tourism Western Australia purchased Hardcap, an Asset Management electronic bar-coding module for all Information and Communications Technology equipment.
(j) 15 April 2007
Rottnest Island Authority
(a) None
(b)-(j) N/A
Department of Culture and the Arts
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) Not applicable
Perth Theatre Trust
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
State Library of Western Australia
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
ScreenWest
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
Western Australian Museum
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
Consumer Protection (DOCEP)
(a) One
(b) $2258 + GST
(c) No
(d) All items are password protected
(e) Yes
(f) Immediately it was reported - ie: 30 April 2007
(g) Item was replaced. Insurance claim presented to insurer was rejected
(h) N/A
(i) Reminders were sent to staff to be more vigilant and adhere to Departmental
Policies in relation to the security of assets.
(j) Soon after loss was reported.
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Please refer to QON 2518
Disability Services Commission:
(a) Nil.
(b)-(j) N/A
Tourism WA
(a) One laptop
(b) $2,884.00
(c) No.
(d) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of laptop, notebook and palm computers. All computers have encrypted login procedures.
(e) Yes.
(f) The theft was reported to the police the same day as the incident.
(g) The stolen laptop has not been recovered. The laptop was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover.
(h) N/A
(i) Tourism Western Australia purchased Hardcap, an Asset Management electronic bar-coding module for all Information and Communications Technology equipment.
(j) 15 April 2007
Rottnest Island Authority
(a) None
(b)-(j) N/A
Department of Culture and the Arts
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) Not applicable
Perth Theatre Trust
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
State Library of Western Australia
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
ScreenWest
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
Western Australian Museum
(a) Nil
(b)-(j) N/A
Consumer Protection (DOCEP)
(a) One
(b) $2258 + GST
(c) No
(d) All items are password protected
(e) Yes
(f) Immediately it was reported - ie: 30 April 2007
(g) Item was replaced. Insurance claim presented to insurer was rejected
(h) N/A
(i) Reminders were sent to staff to be more vigilant and adhere to Departmental
Policies in relation to the security of assets.
(j) Soon after loss was reported.
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