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Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 19 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 January 2000. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Monday, 31 January 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in each of the past five years computer systems in his Department have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (a) within and (b) outside his Department. - Includes table.
Answer

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in each of the past five years computer systems in his Department have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (a) within and (b) outside his Department. [106236] Mr. Straw: Official records compiled under the Government scheme for reporting Information Technology (IT) security incidents show the following attempts were made to gain unauthorised access to the Department's systems over the past five years: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Insiders Outsiders 1995 0 0 1996 1 1 1997 1 0 1998 0 0 1999 1 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. None of these attempts resulted in any damage to the integrity of IT systems.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
343 c432W; 106236
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Crime Computers Government departments Home Office Security Hacking
Contains statistics
Yes