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Missing data, another thing?
a) Why could it possibly be necessary to copy the data onto a couple of CD's? We have spent a billion quid on government computer systems in recent years surely they could sent the stuff electronically.
b) Even if you are going to copy it, how come some numpty with sh1t for brains has the access?
c) if it did needed to be copiied and sent why not send it via courier from A to B?
Even though I'm a Tory I don't blame the government I blame the civil service but sh1t will stick to the governement. Old Gordy must be wondering when something's going to go right!
b) Even if you are going to copy it, how come some numpty with sh1t for brains has the access?
c) if it did needed to be copiied and sent why not send it via courier from A to B?
Even though I'm a Tory I don't blame the government I blame the civil service but sh1t will stick to the governement. Old Gordy must be wondering when something's going to go right!
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4GS
The data on the disks were password protected, but if they fell into the wrong hands, passwords are pretty easy to decrypt.
There are already software cracks out there used by nasty hacking people to identify passwords.
What is surprising is that the volume of data would be pretty small. Two CDs worth is less than a couple of gigabytes. This can be transmitted across the country in a matter of seconds.
Within a couple of days, the tabloids will print a picture of the junior member of staff who did this.
I actually feel really sorry for him/her.
Whoever it is will be crucified.
The data on the disks were password protected, but if they fell into the wrong hands, passwords are pretty easy to decrypt.
There are already software cracks out there used by nasty hacking people to identify passwords.
What is surprising is that the volume of data would be pretty small. Two CDs worth is less than a couple of gigabytes. This can be transmitted across the country in a matter of seconds.
Within a couple of days, the tabloids will print a picture of the junior member of staff who did this.
I actually feel really sorry for him/her.
Whoever it is will be crucified.
4GS, the department boss responsible has alrady quit, I believe, and rightly so. I can't see that Darling should do so; he needs to ensure proper rules are in place but he's not personally responsible for every clerk who breaks them.
Loosehead, are you seriously advocating they send all this information via one of their super-efficient, super-secure computer systems? Frankly, I'd sooner trust TNT. Who of course lost this lot, but I suspect their efficiency levels are still better than those of a government computer.
Loosehead, are you seriously advocating they send all this information via one of their super-efficient, super-secure computer systems? Frankly, I'd sooner trust TNT. Who of course lost this lot, but I suspect their efficiency levels are still better than those of a government computer.
Actually, I do need say more.
The base flaw that has led to this debacle is that the Audit Office is not on the Government Secure Intranet (GSI), hence they couldn't transmit it electonically.
I suspect the money may be found to include it quite soon...
The joke (it's a bit of a Bernard Manning joke in that it's not at all funny) is that if the Audit Office use the same outsourcing firm that processed the details of everyone of our public sector workers under the National Fraud Initiative earlier in the year, even if it had been transmitted safely, it would have been processed by a bunch of kids on minimum wage, which is obviously a very secure way to handle such information...
Mmm - I want ID cards even more now.
The base flaw that has led to this debacle is that the Audit Office is not on the Government Secure Intranet (GSI), hence they couldn't transmit it electonically.
I suspect the money may be found to include it quite soon...
The joke (it's a bit of a Bernard Manning joke in that it's not at all funny) is that if the Audit Office use the same outsourcing firm that processed the details of everyone of our public sector workers under the National Fraud Initiative earlier in the year, even if it had been transmitted safely, it would have been processed by a bunch of kids on minimum wage, which is obviously a very secure way to handle such information...
Mmm - I want ID cards even more now.
I don't understand a couple of things here - are they some super special cds or something? I thought all cds could only hold small amounts of data and can't believe all this was contained on just 2 cds?
Also - the blame is being placed on the junior who posted these items. How is it his fault? He sent them by courier as per department policy - surely whoever decided to transfer data in this way is to blame?? And how come they can't track them with the courier people?
all seems a little fishy to me....
Also - the blame is being placed on the junior who posted these items. How is it his fault? He sent them by courier as per department policy - surely whoever decided to transfer data in this way is to blame?? And how come they can't track them with the courier people?
all seems a little fishy to me....
