§ Brian WhiteTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [80776]
§ Mr. RammellFCO IT security advisers have carried out limited reviews of the FCO's IT system in the UK. A full penetration test will be conducted on the upgraded system in 2003.
The number of cases of digital attacks detected was (a) nil in October and (b) nil in 2002.