Data Horror Week: Lost laptop

Then once walking around the city I just forgot the laptop somewhere. It was so light that I didn't notice its absence. From my point of view, there were only a couple of small problems: the data was sensitive and it was not stored anywhere else. Fortunately, the files were encrypted and behind passwords. In our community, we also have good security guidelines, but unfortunately, I didn't read them that carefully. Now, however, it became clear that I need to report deviations from information security and data protection regulations. The worst part is that the data is history for me. The fellow researcher still dared to ask if I had made a data management plan and a risk assessment. It would have helped me to anticipate problems. 

Data Horror Week 25.-29.10.2021. Stories published during the week are fictional. Read all the horror stories on the Research Data Services website. 

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