Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2017
667. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions her Department is taking to protect against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6876/17]
View answerThe ICT services for my Department have a comprehensive set of information security policies, procedures and controls in place to safeguard against cyber-attacks. The Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment provides assistance, support and cyber crime intelligence to all Government Departments. The CSIRT issued an advisory immediately following the NTMA hacker attack asking all Departments to update any vulnerable systems. All relevant updates are in place at my Department.
