<p>The following table includes the number of lost/stolen devices in the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) from 1 January 2023 to 31 October 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><ol><li><p>Lost</p></li></ol></p></td><td><p><ol start="2"><li><p>Stolen</p></li></ol></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laptops</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mobile phones</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Memory sticks</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>External hard drives</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Lost and Stolen devices are not replaced on an individual basis, all assets are managed as part of a pooled resource model and replenished as part of their end to end lifecycle.</p><p>All departmental IT has device encryption enabled, at rest and is fully security encrypted, to prevent unauthorised access.</p><p>The departmental security unit, records and investigates each reported loss from the department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.</p><p>Any mobile device reported as lost is immediately and remotely deactivated and the contents deleted. The user account on any laptop reported as lost is immediately and remotely locked.</p><p>There has been no data loss or compromise resulting from these losses.</p>