❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the theft of laptops, notebooks, and palm computers from departments and agencies within the Minister's portfolio, including Agriculture and Food, Forestry, and Assisting the Minister for Education, between June 2009 and June 2010. The question seeks details on the number of devices stolen, their value, the sensitivity of the data they contained, and the steps taken to address the issue.
AnsweredQoN 4439Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 November 2010
Member
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Minister Assisting the Minister for Education
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many laptop, notebook and palm computers from each department and agency within the Minister’s portfolio have been reported stolen for the 12 months from 30 June 2009 to 30 June 2010?
(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; and
(a) if yes, when were these reports made;
(b) of those reported, what has been the outcome; and
(c) if any were not reported to the police, why not?
(6) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses; and
(a) 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; and
(a) if yes, when were these reports made;
(b) of those reported, what has been the outcome; and
(c) if any were not reported to the police, why not?
(6) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses; and
(a) when were these steps put into place?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 February 2011
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Minister Assisting the Minister for Education
Response time
82 days
Agriculture and Food:
(1) Six laptops, 0 notebooks and 1 palm device.
(2) $18,212
(3) No
(4) Laptops are set up with a BIOS password and an additional different access password. This regime ensures it is extremely difficult to access information on laptops.
(5) Yes
(a) Immediately the thefts were discovered
(b) To date, none of the equipment has been recovered
(c) Not applicable
(6) The Department has in place strategies to ensure appropriate levels of safeguard to Departmental assets. These strategies include corporate policies and procedures, system of asset accountabilities, regular stock checks, electronic security on laptop hard discs, inscription of Departmental identifiers on assets and purchase of physical desk locks included with all new equipment.
(a) These strategies have been incrementally developed over the last decade and continue to be enhanced and improved.
Forestry:
(1) Nil.
(2-6) Not applicable.
Assisting the Minister for Education:
(1-6) Due to the Cabinet re-shuffle as of 14 December 2010 this portfolio no longer exists.
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(1) Six laptops, 0 notebooks and 1 palm device.
(2) $18,212
(3) No
(4) Laptops are set up with a BIOS password and an additional different access password. This regime ensures it is extremely difficult to access information on laptops.
(5) Yes
(a) Immediately the thefts were discovered
(b) To date, none of the equipment has been recovered
(c) Not applicable
(6) The Department has in place strategies to ensure appropriate levels of safeguard to Departmental assets. These strategies include corporate policies and procedures, system of asset accountabilities, regular stock checks, electronic security on laptop hard discs, inscription of Departmental identifiers on assets and purchase of physical desk locks included with all new equipment.
(a) These strategies have been incrementally developed over the last decade and continue to be enhanced and improved.
Forestry:
(1) Nil.
(2-6) Not applicable.
Assisting the Minister for Education:
(1-6) Due to the Cabinet re-shuffle as of 14 December 2010 this portfolio no longer exists.
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