Some of Australia’s top business heads could have their details compromised after a PC was taken from offices last weekend.The computer nicked from the Australian Institute of Company Directors during a scheduled power outage which affected the whole George Street building in Sydney and “temporarily disabled the office’s normal premises security,” the Institute said today.
The body has a 28,700-strong membership from public and private entities across the country although says the data held on the device which includes personal details and “in some cases” those of personal assistants and their email addresses, was protected. Credit card or banking details were not included, it added. <\/p>\n
However, police are investigating the incident. <\/p>\n
“We understand that the risk of its being accessed and used for fraudulent purposes is low and that its utility is minimal, as much of the information is publicly available,” Company Directors’ CEO, Mr John Colvin, said. <\/p>\n
“The stolen computer did not contain data about credit card numbers, banking details, personal email addresses of members and clients or passwords.”<\/p>\n
“While we are of the view that the risk is low, we take this matter and the privacy of our members very seriously,” Colvin said. <\/p>\n
“We have assured our members and clients that we have strong data security precautions in place and that our data storage and other systems, including our website, are not compromised in any way.” <\/p>\n
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