Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Defence the assessment which has been carried out in regard to the vulnerability of the State to cyber warfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40446/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The issue of threats to and vulnerabilities of ICT systems is a matter for each individual Department/Office and its Minister as appropriate. Insofar as my Department and the Defence Forces are concerned, there is a programme of continuous review of ICT security, overseen by designated specialist groupings, in order to keep up to date with current threat levels. Policies and guidelines are provided to all users of ICT systems and considerable resources are invested in assessing weaknesses and protecting systems against cyber attack and malicious security breaches. Details of measures taken are not publicised for security reasons, but, given the levels of upgrading and increased protection put in place in recent years, the vulnerability to such attacks has been greatly minimised.