Lost backup tape costs a week's vacation time

AN OHIO state IT worker will lose a week of vacation time over a lost backup tape, writes ComputerWorld.

The tape, containing Social Security numbers and other personal data on over 100,000 current and past state employees and taxpayers, was stolen last June from an intern's car.

Jerry Miller, an ERP project payroll team leader for the Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS), was held responsible for not ensuring the security of the data on the tape. His penalty, suggested by a state Office of Collective Bargaining worker, will be the loss of one week of future vacation time.

Reportedly the state of Ohio spent $3 million investigating the security breach. A spokesman for the Ohio Department of Administrative Services said the state would be sure to be more careful with its data next time. µ

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