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Written question asked by Lord Birt (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 24 November 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 December 2015. It was answered by Lord Bridges of Headley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 December 2015 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Electronic Government: Hacking

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 23 November (HL3395), how many breaches of government websites there were in 2014 where no national security considerations apply.

Answer

For security reasons we do not comment on specific details of cyber security attacks. GCHQ typically responds to an average of 70 sophisticated attacks on government networks per quarter.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3831
Session
2015-16
Related items
Electronic Government: Hacking
Monday, 23 November 2015
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Electronic government Hacking
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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