A laptop computer containing names and personally identifiable information for slightly more than 42,000 Fort Belvoir Morale, Welfare and Recreation patrons was stolen from a Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command employee Nov. 28.

The Family and MWR Command was made aware of the theft Dec. 1, and began assessing the extent of the security breach and preparing to notify affected customers. Letters were sent this week to all affected patrons explaining the nature of the breach.

Officials at FMWRC apologized for any inconvenience this may cause their patrons. They said FMWRC takes the security and integrity of patron information very seriously, and is currently reviewing policies to determine how to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

Information Security experts said they believe it is unlikely the information on the computer will be compromised. Anyone attempting access to the data on the computer would have to bypass three layers of security access and encryption passwords.

via www.Army.mil.

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