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upon termination of employment with the Village or at any time such un-installation is ordered by the Village Board. Physical Security of Information Technology Resources Logged-in desktop workstations and laptops must never be left unattended. Users must log out of systems when leaving the desk, Users should deploy configuration options to automatically lock inactive sessions. Users needing assistance with configuring their workstation to comply should ask their supervisor for help. Laptop computers are vulnerable to theft. Theft of a laptop computer will result in the loss of Village assets and potentially the disclosure of confidential information, loss of intellectual property, and the loss of productive hours needed to reconstruct data. Users must take care when storing. confidential data on laptops. If it I necessary to store confidential data on a laptop, the user is responsible for encrypting the confidential data. Users must never leave laptops as baggage. Use of security cables should be considered to safeguard laptops against theft while in the office or when traveling. Users must not leave laptops on desks or in unlocked offices overnight unless the laptop is secured with a security cable or locked in a cabinet or desk. Users should avoid storing laptops in vehicles. If it is necessary to temporarily store a laptop ina vehicle, users should make sure the laptop is hidden from view. If possible, identification should be permanently affixed to the laptop. Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s) are vulnerable to theft and misplacement. Users should not store confidential information on PDA unless that information is encrypted. Responsibility The trend towards pervasive and ubiquitous computing necessitates the active involvement of all system users in protecting information assets. Users must conduct their behavior accordingly and employ high ethical standards while embracing the responsibility to follow all required and recommended practices as specified in this policy and in documented IT Security Procedures implemented. The Village will provide service in support of this policy as applicable and necessary. Additionally, Village employees, temporary workers, contract workers, consultants, elected officials and volunteer workers are responsible for complying with an deploying documented IT Security Procedures as appropriate. Any user who discovers a violation of this policy must immediately contact his/her supervisor. Any user who suspects that an IT security incident has occurred must report the incident to his/her supervisor for evaluation. The Village. will perform IT security audits and scanning of all IT resources without notice. Users connecting privately owned equipment to Village provided resources consent to IT security audits and scanning.