MOD investigates laptop loss
by Rupert Beeby on Dec.29, 2009, under Governemt, data security, data security trends, security policies
On the 12th December, it was widely reported that another laptopn was taken from MOD Headquarters in central London. This would not normally cause worry as all laptops are encrypted. However, the encryption key was also taken so exposing the information to the thief. It is not known if there is any exposure whilst investigations proceed. However, news items referred to the laptop as a ’secret data laptop’ which gives an indication. It was only in July thsi year (as reported in this blog) that 658 laptops have been stolen from the MOD in the last four years.
Below is one report on the story but the BBC also have reported it
1 comment for this entry:
January 10th, 2010 on 1:47 am
How hard or expensive would it be to implement hardward into a laptop especially that only is accessed with visual or finger print id? - this would surely put an end or a major halt to people hacking portable hardware.
Or if not perhaps a sophisticated voice recognition system?