[pchelpers] Article:Government faces call for IT security review

Nearly 2,000 items of IT equipment lost or stolen since 1997, claims MP
Written by Parliamentary reporter
Computing, 21 Apr 2009

The Scottish National Party has called for a wide ranging review of the
security of government data and IT assets in the wake of culture
secretary Andy Burnham's temporary loss of a briefcase containing
confidential documents on a train.

The material was recovered when handed in by a member of the public.

But Glasgow East SNP MP John Mason said this added to his concern raised
by the "extraordinary tally" he had compiled of assets lost or stolen
from government departments, including 1,660 laptops, 505 mobile
telephones and BlackBerrys and more than 700 other items of IT equipment
which have been lost or stolen since 1997 worth an estimated £1.6m.

More here:
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2240763/government-faces-call-security
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