Vol. 558 No. 6
159 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all information electronically stored in his Department is adequately protected against hackers; if there have been breaches in this security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25283/02]
My Department continually reviews the security of IT systems and upgrades its firewall software regularly to defend against new threats associated with delivering electronic services such as on-line access to systems for citizens and external clients. Security audits have shown no evidence of breaches of the Department's security. The Department recently engaged security consultants to carry out a penetration test on the Department's systems and to identify potential vulnerabilites. They were unsuccessful in gaining access to the Department's information. My Department is committed to implementing best practice in this area.
