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, 19 November 2002. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 November 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, 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. - Inc figure.

Answer: Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 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. [80773] Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department for Education and Skills has a dedicated team to assure that the Department's network and data are secure from attack. They have recently undertaken an exercise to achieve compliance with the Information Security Standard (BS7799) and all systems follow guidance outlined in the Central Government Manual of Protective Security. There were no digital attacks reported in either October or the whole of 2002.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 394 c57-8W;394 c57W; 80773
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Crime Computers ICT Government departments Security Department for Education and Skills Hacking
Contains statistics: Yes
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