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Response A1346184

Response to request for information

Reference

A1346184

Response date

17 December 2021

Request

  1. Do you have a formal IT security strategy? (Please provide a link to the strategy)
  2. Does this strategy specifically address the monitoring of network attached device configurations to identify any malicious or non-malicious change to the device configuration?
  3. If yes to Question 2, how do you manage this identification process - is it:
  4. Have you ever encountered a situation where user services have been disrupted due to an accidental/non malicious change that had been made to a device configuration?
  5. If a piece of malware was maliciously uploaded to a device on your network, how quickly do you think it would be identified and isolated?
  6. How many devices do you have attached to your network that require monitoring?
  7. Have you ever discovered devices attached to the network that you weren't previously aware of?
  8. How many physical devices (IP's) do you have attached to your network that require monitoring for configuration vulnerabilities?
  9. Have you suffered any external security attacks that have used malware on a network attached device to help breach your security measures?
  10. Have you ever experienced service disruption to users due to an accidental, non-malicious change being made to device configurations?
  11. When a scheduled audit takes place for the likes of PSN or Cyber Essentials, how likely are you to get significant numbers of audit fails relating to the status of the IT infrastructure?

Response

  1. Do you have a formal IT security strategy? (Please provide a link to the strategy)
  2. Does this strategy specifically address the monitoring of network attached device configurations to identify any malicious or non-malicious change to the device configuration?
    • The ICT Strategy does not go into this level of detail.
  3. If yes to Question 2, how do you manage this identification process - is it:
    • Not applicable
  4. Have you ever encountered a situation where user services have been disrupted due to an accidental/non malicious change that had been made to a device configuration?
    • Yes
  5. If a piece of malware was maliciously uploaded to a device on your network, how quickly do you think it would be identified and isolated?
    • We are unable to release the information requested as the information is exempt from disclosure by virtue of section 31 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Section 31(1)(a) states that the information is exempt if its' disclosure would be likely to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime. The Council considers the public interest in protecting the security of its' IT network exceeds the public interest in disclosing the information requested.
  6. How many devices do you have attached to your network that require monitoring?
    • Physical Servers: 10 Servers
    • PC's & Notebooks: Approx. 260
  7. Have you ever discovered devices attached to the network that you weren't previously aware of?
    • No
  8. How many physical devices (IP's) do you have attached to your network that require monitoring for configuration vulnerabilities?
    • We are unable to release the information requested as the information is exempt from disclosure by virtue of section 31 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Section 31(1)(a) states that the information is exempt if its' disclosure would be likely to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime. The Council considers the public interest in protecting the security of its' IT network exceeds the public interest in disclosing the information requested.
  9. Have you suffered any external security attacks that have used malware on a network attached device to help breach your security measures?
    • We are unable to release the information requested as the information is exempt from disclosure by virtue of section 31 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Section 31(1)(a) states that the information is exempt if its' disclosure would be likely to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime. The Council considers the public interest in protecting the security of its' IT network exceeds the public interest in disclosing the information requested.
  10. Have you ever experienced service disruption to users due to an accidental, non-malicious change being made to device configurations?
    • Not in the last 12-36 months
  11. When a scheduled audit takes place for the likes of PSN or Cyber Essentials, how likely are you to get significant numbers of audit fails relating to the status of the IT infrastructure?
    • We are unable to release the information requested as the information is exempt from disclosure by virtue of section 31 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Section 31(1)(a) states that the information is exempt if its' disclosure would be likely to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime. The Council considers the public interest in protecting the security of its' IT network exceeds the public interest in disclosing the information requested.

FOI Responses ICT 2021