Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2007
991 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that personal information relating to members of the public held on his Departmental databases is safe from hackers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34282/07]
View answerMy Department ensures that all relevant security measures, including the use of hardware firewalls, are in place to protect its network against potential intrusion by hackers via the internet. Access from within the Department to all services over the network is password protected. Staff members are authorised to access only that data which is relevant to the carrying out of their day to day business. All of my Department's computer security systems are subjected to ongoing independent security audits to ensure all systems are updated as required.
