§ Brian WhiteTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he has taken to review the security of the Department's IT system; and how many digital attacks there were on the Department's system in(a) October and (b) 2002. [80772]
§ Mr. TimmsThe core Department's internal IT system undergoes a regular cycle of security testing commensurate with its security policy.
No digital attacks were recorded in October 2002. During 2002 as a whole, one attempted attack was detected and defeated.