Public Sector Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Questions (997)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

997. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the security protections in place for remote workers within civil and public service organisations to safeguard against personal information of members of the public in audio, text and electronic form being inadvertently exposed to unauthorised third parties within the remote setting; if he can provide a copy of the remote working best practice guidelines for civil and public service workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28642/23]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

For operational and security reasons, the Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose details which could, in any way, identify potential vulnerabilities in Departmental Cybersecurity arrangements. The Working From Home Security Advisory document which was issued by the National Cyber Security Centre can be found at WFH-Advisory.pdf (ncsc.gov.ie)