§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions in each of the last five years computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers in each of the services; and if he will make a statement. [32459]
§ Mr. SoamesAs a result of the robust security policy on connectivity to public data networks such as the Internet, enforced throughout my Department, there is no evidence of any incursion, from an external source, to any departmental information technology system.
Records of unauthorised incursions by departmental staff have been maintained centrally only for the past 18 months. None of the four recorded instances has had any operational impact and appropriate disciplinary measures were taken in each case.