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Tuesday, 29 April 2008

9:00 pm

Photo of Pat BreenPat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he will take in his Department to protect computer systems from theft and from the release of sensitive personal information which is held on these computer systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16145/08]

Photo of Brian CowenBrian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has a stringent policy and set of procedures for protecting computer systems. The computer systems in my Department are housed in dedicated computer rooms accessed only by appropriate IT personnel and managed by a security system. Within my Department's IT infrastructure, systems can only be accessed by individuals based on their access permission set up by the IT network and system administrator and the number of such individuals is kept to a minimum. My Department has recently begun the process to enforce encryption of data stored on laptops.

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