Security News > 2009 > December > MoD inquiry after laptop stolen from headquarters
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8409363.stm BBC News 12 December 2009 An investigation is under way after a laptop containing secret data was stolen from the Ministry of Defence. It was taken from the ministry's headquarters in Whitehall, central London in late November, along with a key used to decode encrypted files. A spokesman said an investigation by MoD police was ongoing. Shadow defence cecretary Liam Fox said the theft was "extremely worrying". The incident is the latest in a string of thefts involving MoD laptops. Figures from the department earlier this year showed that 28 had been lost or stolen between 1 January and 11 May. And last July, the MoD admitted that 658 of its laptops had been stolen in the past four years. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org