More Laptops Mean Greater Security Risk to Taxpayers; State has As Many As 3,000 Out in the Field
New Haven Register › July 09, 2009
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Last month's theft of a state laptop computer containing confidential information on 106,000 Connecticut taxpayers has highlighted concerns about security for the state government's increasing numbers of laptops.
The 14 largest state agencies own between 2,500 and 3,000 laptops that their employees often use in the field or at home, according to figures supplied by the Department of Information Technology.See the full content of this document
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More Laptops Mean Greater Security Risk to Taxpayers; State has As Many As 3,000 Out in the Field
Officials at the comptroller's office say 19 state laptops were reported stolen between June 30, 2006, and July 1, 2007.
Nuala Whelton, spokeswoman for the information agency, said the numb...See the full content of this document
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