http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/07/21/231573/mod-losing-one-laptop-every-four-days.htm ComputerWeekly.com 21 July 2008 One laptop is lost every two days by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with 659 reported stolen and 89 lost by the department in the past four years. The 659th stolen laptop belonging to an MoD official and containing sensitive information was taken from the Britannia Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool on Thursday. An MoD spokesman said the laptop was encrypted and Merseyside Police were investigating the theft. Last week defence secretary Des Browne issued revised laptop figures after "anomalies in the reporting process" were discovered. He confirmed that 658 laptops had been stolen and 89 lost since 2004, almost double the previous figure released by the MoD. Only 32 have been recovered. The latest theft brings the total number of computers lost by the MoD in the past four years to 748, The ministry also revealed last week that 121 of its USB memory sticks have been either lost or stolen since 2004. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Mon Jul 21 2008 - 22:03:51 PDT
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