Written question asked by Brian White (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 November 2002. It was answered by Ian McCartney (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 November 2002 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to review the security of the Department's IT system; and how many digital attacks there were on the Department's system in (a) October and (b) 2002. - Includes figures.

Answer: Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he has taken to review the security of the Department's IT system; and how many digital attacks there were on the Department's system in (a) October and (b) 2002. [80768] Mr. McCartney: Security of IT systems is under constant review and a procedure is in place to log, investigate and analyse all recorded incidents. The number of cases of digital attack recorded was (a) 8 in October and (b) 122 in 2002.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 80768; 395 c210W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Crime Computers Department for Work and Pensions ICT Government departments Hacking
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk