Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 29 January 2016 (named day). It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Friday, 29 January 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence: Security
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) unauthorised entries to military bases, (b) thefts or losses of classified material, (c) successful cyber attacks on his Department's systems and (d) other security breaches took place in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015; and what steps his Department took in response to each such breach.
- Original answer
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The numbers of security incidents recorded centrally within the Ministry of Defence in each of the years in question is set out in the table below.
Number of Security Incidents by Calendar Year
2014
2015
Unauthorised entries to military bases
24
44
Thefts or losses of classified material
424
490
Other security breaches
1,089
1,611
I am withholding the information on successful cyber attacks on the Ministry of Defence's systems for the purpose of safeguarding national security and as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
The Ministry of Defence treats all breaches of security very seriously and requires all breaches to be reported. All incidents are subjected to an initial security risk assessment with further action taken on a proportionate basis.
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The answer was corrected by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
on Friday, 6 May 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
- Corrected answer
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The numbers of security incidents recorded centrally within the Ministry of Defence in each of the years in question is set out in the table below.
Number of Security Incidents by Calendar Year
2014
2015
Unauthorised entries to military bases
24
4445Thefts or losses of classified material
424
490
Other security breaches
1,089
1,611
I am withholding the information on successful cyber attacks on the Ministry of Defence's systems for the purpose of safeguarding national security and as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
The Ministry of Defence treats all breaches of security very seriously and requires all breaches to be reported. All incidents are subjected to an initial security risk assessment with further action taken on a proportionate basis.
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- 2015-16
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