Reading 'Officially Sensitive' documents in public ....

[Ed Phelan]

Perhaps he was showing off and flaunting his important classified document for his own self-serving gratification?

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Did he look tearful?
It was maybe a reference to him, not the document.

 

[SavageHoutkop]

Caught a train to London this morning' parked the Brommie and sat next to another Brommie owner working furiously on a laptop. The screen was fairly clear for me to see and read. They were government documents, minutes if a housing committee meeting that were electronically watermarked as 'Officially Sensitive'.

Thank got it wasn't 'Top Secret' otherwise I'd have to kill myself.

Somehow this doesn't seem proper behaviour ....

I was at the docs this morning and could see previous patient info on the docs' screen.

 

[SavageHoutkop]

Depends when your last cervical smear was....

 

[martint235]

"Officially Sensitive" isn't a classification worth worrying about.

It's not actually a current security classification at all.

 

[User33236]

I was at the docs this morning and could see previous patient info on the docs' screen.

I received some equipment last week upon which, in plain sight, were two Cd's. I quickly surmised that they were test results relating to a patient at another hospital! This kit had been picked up from the other hospital and delivered to us.

When the machine was switched on it became further evident that there was over 3 years worth of patient identifiable data on the hard drive in unencrypted, non-password protected form. Some people now have a bit of explaining to do!!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...nment-Security-Classifications-April-2014.pdf

"A limited subset of OFFICIAL information could have more damaging consequences (for individuals, an organisation or government generally) if it were lost, stolen or published in the media. This subset of information should still be managed within the OFFICIAL classification tier, but may attract additional measures (generally procedural or personnel) to reinforce the "need to know‟. In such cases where there is a clear and justifiable requirement to reinforce the "need to know‟, assets should be conspicuously marked: OFFICIAL–SENSITIVE"

 

[Tin Pot]

It's not actually a current security classification at all.

Is this out of date?

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...nment-Security-Classifications-April-2014.pdf

You might be thinking of military classifications..?

 

[martint235]

Is this out of date?

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...nment-Security-Classifications-April-2014.pdf

You might be thinking of military classifications..?

Nope that's still current. However the Cabinet Office are very precise about these things and you'll notice that in that document there is no mention of Officially Sensitive. There is Official to which you can add the word Sensitive if there is added risk. I know this sounds pedantic but the CO give lessons in pedantic particularly around security.

 

[Fab Foodie]

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...nment-Security-Classifications-April-2014.pdf

"A limited subset of OFFICIAL information could have more damaging consequences (for individuals, an organisation or government generally) if it were lost, stolen or published in the media. This subset of information should still be managed within the OFFICIAL classification tier, but may attract additional measures (generally procedural or personnel) to reinforce the "need to know‟. In such cases where there is a clear and justifiable requirement to reinforce the "need to know‟, assets should be conspicuously marked: OFFICIAL–SENSITIVE"

That seems like it.
Writ diagonally across the pages .....

 

[Fab Foodie]

The person in Question was a lady with initial JA, her full name was on the Powerpoint strategy presentation she started to work on ... and when she loudly answered the phone ...
So a quick google reveals .... BINGO!
http://www.parliament.uk/business/c...work-and-pensions-committee/news/housing-ev6/

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

That seems like it.
Writ diagonally across the pages .....

Some of the stuff I get is marked like this - and issued with a "warning"; I have lost count of the times I have mentioned that there are people on the email distribution list who have no "need to know"; it seems to make no difference as they appear on the next one.

 

[Racing roadkill]

TSATR are an actual bunch of monkeys. I'm surprised we haven't been invaded by God knows who yet.

 

[Tin Pot]

The person in Question was a lady with initial JA, her full name was on the Powerpoint strategy presentation she started to work on ... and when she loudly answered the phone ...
So a quick google reveals .... BINGO!
http://www.parliament.uk/business/c...work-and-pensions-committee/news/housing-ev6/

If you have her name and department, then yes I would report it and I'd encourage you to.

It's not the end of the world, but a sharp reminder will help these people do their jobs properly for some time.