❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information regarding stolen government laptops, their value, the sensitivity of data contained, and security measures. The response reveals one laptop theft containing draft budget information.
AnsweredQoN 5893Legislative 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
19 March 2008
Responded by
Minister for Local Government representing the Minister for Land Information
Response time
29 days
Ministerial Office:
(1) Nil.
(2)-(10) Not applicable.
Landgate advises:
1) One laptop.
2) $1900
3) This laptop had draft internal budget information and hourly rates for an existing contract.
4) All Landgate laptops have logon and password protection.
5) Yes.
6) 23
rd
November 2007
7) No outcome, as yet.
8) Not applicable.
9) Staff must have Manager's authorisation to take laptops off-site and are instructed of their obligations re: use of laptops, notebooks and palm computers while off-site. Landgate is currently investigating security software that encrypts all laptop data.
10) Original instruction was implemented in 2001.
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(1) Nil.
(2)-(10) Not applicable.
Landgate advises:
1) One laptop.
2) $1900
3) This laptop had draft internal budget information and hourly rates for an existing contract.
4) All Landgate laptops have logon and password protection.
5) Yes.
6) 23
rd
November 2007
7) No outcome, as yet.
8) Not applicable.
9) Staff must have Manager's authorisation to take laptops off-site and are instructed of their obligations re: use of laptops, notebooks and palm computers while off-site. Landgate is currently investigating security software that encrypts all laptop data.
10) Original instruction was implemented in 2001.
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