http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/12/17/npols517.xml By James Kirkup The Telegraph 17/12/2007 Electronic details of the new security system protecting Parliament have been lost, sparking a Commons security alert. The Daily Telegraph understands that a laptop containing sensitive information about the new Westminster access system disappeared last Wednesday night. The computer belonged to a senior parliamentary official believed to work in the Serjeant at Arms department responsible for the security of MPs and the Palace of Westminster. Compounding the embarrassment of the security officials, the laptop is said to have been stolen within the parliamentary estate. "It is password protected, but there is stuff on there about access control, so it is sensitive," said a parliamentary official. "It is not the sort of stuff you want floating around out there." A spokesman for the House of Commons declined to comment on the missing laptop, insisting that the parliamentary authorities never discussed security issues. Security at Parliament has been radically stepped up since two groups - Fathers 4 Justice and pro-hunting campaigners - breached Commons security in 2004. Security officials say the greatest fears surround the possibility that terrorists could obtain a Westminster security pass and gain access to some of the most sensitive locations in the UK. From the New Year, a new, enhanced security pass system is being introduced that is meant to render a stolen pass useless. __________________________________________________________________ Visit InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org/
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