§ Mr. Derek FosterTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many cases of computer hacking, fraud and theft, including theft of computer chips, his Department has recorded in the last five years. [14561]
Mr. John M. TaylorCentral records of IT security incidents reported within my Department for the period in question show:
697WNone of the hacking incidents resulted in a successful attack. The figures include next step agencies only for years where they were covered by central records.
§ Mr. FosterTo ask the President of the Board of Trade on how many occasions in each of the past five years computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers in his Department [14560]
Mr. TaylorOver the past five years, there have been no reported incidents where my Department's computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers. There were three recorded unsuccessful hacking attempts, two of which were by attackers external to the Department. These figures include next steps agencies only for the years where they were covered by central records.