❓ Hon Ray Halligan asks the Minister for Tourism about lost or stolen laptops, notebooks, and palm computers within the Minister's portfolio agencies for the period of July to December 2006. The response indicates one notebook was stolen from Tourism WA, with no sensitive data compromised, and the theft was reported to the police. Rottnest Island Authority reported no losses.
AnsweredQoN 4621Legislative Council
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For each Department and Agency under the Minister’s control, including the Ministerial office -
(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers have been reported lost or stolen for the six months to 31 December 2006?
(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?
(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers have been reported lost or stolen for the six months to 31 December 2006?
(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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 May 2007
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Tourism
Response time
42 days
Please refer to question on notice 4598. Tourism WA (1) One notebook. (2) $1,812. (3) No. (4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
Tourism WA (1) One notebook. (2) $1,812. (3) No. (4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(1) One notebook. (2) $1,812. (3) No. (4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(2) $1,812. (3) No. (4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(3) No. (4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(2) - (10) Not applicable.
Tourism WA (1) One notebook. (2) $1,812. (3) No. (4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(1) One notebook. (2) $1,812. (3) No. (4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(2) $1,812. (3) No. (4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(3) No. (4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(4) Sensitive data is kept on secure network drives and not local to the hard drive of the notebook computer. The notebook computer has encrypted login procedures. (5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(5) Yes. (6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(6) The theft was reported to the Police the same day as the incident. (7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(7) The stolen notebook has not been recovered. The notebook was the subject of a successful insurance claim through RiskCover. (8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(8) Not applicable. (9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(9) Tourism WA is investigating enhanced registering and tracking mechanisms for all Information and Communications Technology equipment. (10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(10) The feasibility and price of these technical solutions are being investigated at present. Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
Rottnest Island Authority (1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(1) None. (2) - (10) Not applicable.
(2) - (10) Not applicable.
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