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Mayor Demands Better IT Security For Metro
Laptops Stolen From Election Commission Last Year
POSTED: 3:42 pm CDT March 18,
2008
UPDATED: 3:49 pm CDT March 18,
2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mayor Karl Dean is demanding better oversight and security of residents’ private information.Dean’s demands come after two laptops were stolen from the Metro Election Commission last Christmas.Everyone who works with sensitive information will now have to take information security training.Dean is also establishing an information security advisory board to study the best way for Metro government to store electronic and hard copy data.This is all the direct result of an audit Dean called for in January after a homeless man confessed to breaking into the election commission office and stealing the laptops for cash.The laptops contained the Social Security numbers of every registered voter in Davidson County.
Previous Stories:
- March 6, 2008: Metro To Audit Building Security
- March 3, 2008: Lawmakers Look To Control Costs Of ID Theft
- January 29, 2008: 2 More Arrests Made In Stolen Laptop Case
- January 22, 2008: Police: No Personal Information Taken From Laptops
- January 21, 2008: Police: More Arrests Likely In Laptop Thefts
- January 17, 2008: Suspect In Election Break-In Turns Self In
- January 16, 2008: Lawmakers Search For Answers After Election Theft
- January 10, 2008: I-Team: Wackenhut Uses Ex-Subcontractor's Guards
- January 9, 2008: Wackenhut: Subcontractor Responsible For Break-In
- January 8, 2008: Metro: Company Bills City For Unperformed Services
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