Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2023
243. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify whether at any point over the past ten years the SSL certificates for his Department’s websites expired for a period of time; if so, the reason this occurred; and the duration they remained expired. [33276/23]
View answerMy Department does not comment on operational security matters as it would be inappropriate to disclose information that may in any way assist those with malicious intent. However my Department use security protocols and certificates where necessary to provide security. My Department operates a defence-in-depth and security by design approach with a range of security systems in place. Organisations are continuously under attack from malicious actors and while the threat landscape is constantly evolving significant effort is expended to continually enhance and strengthen ICT security within my Department. My Department also continues to work closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) which encompasses the State's national/governmental Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT-IE).
