SAS Hard Drive Lost
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OK, not aircrew except perhaps for those SAS that jump out of aircraft.
I am surprised that no one has picked up on the loss of yet another set of computer data. Interesting that the following has just been published in PaperClips:
Up to 658 MoD laptops have been stolen in the past four years - the most recent containing personal details of 600,000 military recruits..
Has Sir Humphrey been economical with the truth? Cross-checking, other reports from Sep 08 also refer to the loss of 600,000 records in jan 08 yet here we have an MOD publication refering to one million. MMmm
I am surprised that no one has picked up on the loss of yet another set of computer data. Interesting that the following has just been published in PaperClips:
Following the theft on 9 January 2008 of a TAFMIS recruitment laptop containing the personal details of over 1,000,000 recruits and potential recruits to the Armed Services, ncluding their parents/guardians, an enforcement Notice was placed on the Department by the Information Commissioner.
Must admit, didn't realise it had been 1,000,000 lost. The Mirror thought much less:
Up to 658 MoD laptops have been stolen in the past four years - the most recent containing personal details of 600,000 military recruits..
Has Sir Humphrey been economical with the truth? Cross-checking, other reports from Sep 08 also refer to the loss of 600,000 records in jan 08 yet here we have an MOD publication refering to one million. MMmm
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I think I can see GG's point. If the UK's "resource pool" for the Armed Forces is, say, 12,000,000 (and I suspect that's over) a million recruits/potential recruit seems a tad high. Or is this a list of every 18 - 30 year old in the UK?
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Hmmm... in this age where GPRS/HSPA cards are getting cheap maybe it's time for "dumb" laptops which know nowt except how to connect to home base (and can therefore be blocked on loss) and any personal info to be held server-side only.
This as part of defence in depth - biometrics, HD encryption, MAC filtering at VPN server, maybe a separate GSM-mil network to run the cards on etc. etc.
This as part of defence in depth - biometrics, HD encryption, MAC filtering at VPN server, maybe a separate GSM-mil network to run the cards on etc. etc.
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OK, not aircrew except perhaps for those SAS that jump out of aircraft.
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Following the theft on 9 January 2008 of a TAFMIS recruitment laptop...