Written question asked by David Warburton (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 24 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 March 2023. It was answered by Lee Rowley (Conservative) on Monday, 3 April 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Local Government: Cybersecurity
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help protect local authorities from cyber attacks.
- Answer
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Local authorities have the primary responsibility for ensuring that their online presence, digital services and internal processes are protected from outside interference. In addition, the Department takes the threat of cyber attacks to councils seriously, including by undertaking a survey of malware and ransomware across all English councils following the previous attack at Redcar & Cleveland and Hackney Councils.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 173066
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Local government Cybersecurity
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- 2023-04-03 16:59:20 +0100
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