http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/100207/news_20071002049.shtml By Lee Shearer October 2, 2007 A computer server missing from an Athens Regional Medical Center medical clinic in Watkinsville could contain private patient information. An ARMC Security Incident Response Team is working to find out exactly what information was on the computer, according to ARMC spokeswoman Elaine Cook. "We don't know yet," Cook said. Patients will be notified if the security team determines that patient information or financial information was on the stolen computer, she said. As the team investigates, ARMC workers have been issued new passwords, she said. The hospital is treating the missing computer as a theft, not just misplaced property. The team will find out what is in the machine's memory "as soon as humanly possible," Cook said. According to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office, the computer, a Dell Optiplex GX-620, disappeared sometime between Sept. 21 and last Tuesday from the hospital's Regional First Care clinic at 1010 Village Drive in Watkinsville. Workers from an outside company had been working in the clinic during that period, according to the sheriff's report. The computer was used as a server (a computer that holds information that can be accessed by other computers in a network), according to the sheriff's report. ARMC officials found the computer was missing after they noticed it was not responding to queries from other computers. A system set up by the hospital's information technology department alerted hospital officials that the server was offline and not communicating, Cook said. Although the computer was a server, it was a backup server, not the main one used at the Regional First Care clinic, Cook said. __________________________________________________________________ CSI 2007 is the only conference that delivers a business-focused overview of enterprise security. It will convene 1,500+ delegates, 80 exhibitors and features 100+ sessions/seminars providing a roadmap for integrating policies and procedures with new tools and techniques. Register now for savings on conference fees and/or free exhibits admission. - www.csiannual.com
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