Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department is taking to protect against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6874/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The Department incorporates a multilayered, defence in depth approach to cyber security.

Multi-vendor security technologies are deployed throughout the Department’s Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure; these are continuously monitored and updated in line with industry standards.

The Department works closely with peer organisations within the Irish Government and IT industry to share information and alerts on cyber threats.  In addition the Department is certified compliant with the ISO 27001 Standard on Information Security.  This certification, which is subject to bi-annual audit, assists the Department in not just protecting its electronic data but non-electronic data from being lost or stolen.