ICT security
Case reference FOI2021/00256
Published 13 January 2022
Request
Q1. Do you have a formal IT security strategy? (Please provide a link to the strategy)
A) Yes
B) No
Q2. Does this strategy specifically address the monitoring of network attached device configurations to identify any malicious or non-malicious change to the device configuration?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Don't know
Q3. If yes to Question 2, how do you manage this identification process - is it:
A) Totally automated - all configuration changes are identified and flagged without manual intervention.
B) Semi-automated - it's a mixture of manual processes and tools that help track and identify configuration changes.
C) Mainly manual - most elements of the identification of configuration changes are manual.
Q4. 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?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Don't know
Q5. 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?
A) Immediately
B) Within days
C) Within weeks
D) Not sure
Q6. How many devices do you have attached to your network that require monitoring?
A) Physical Servers: record number
B) PC's & Notebooks: record number
Q7. Have you ever discovered devices attached to the network that you weren't previously aware of?
A) Yes
B) No
If yes, how do you manage this identification process - is it:
A) Totally automated - all device configuration changes are identified and flagged without manual intervention.
B) Semi-automated - it's a mixture of manual processes and tools that help track and identify unplanned device configuration changes.
C) Mainly manual - most elements of the identification of unexpected device configuration changes are manual.
Q8. How many physical devices (IP's) do you have attached to your network that require monitoring for configuration vulnerabilities?
Record Number:
Q9. Have you suffered any external security attacks that have used malware on a network attached device to help breach your security measures?
A) Never
B) Not in the last 1-12 months
C) Not in the last 12-36 months
Q10. Have you ever experienced service disruption to users due to an accidental, non-malicious change being made to device configurations?
A) Never
B) Not in the last 1-12 months
C) Not in the last 12-36 months
Q11. 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?
A) Never
B) Occasionally
C) Frequently
D) Always
Response
Q1. No.
Q2. N/A
Q3. N/A
Q4. Yes.
Q5. Within days
Q6. Physical Servers: 25; PC's & Notebooks: 0
Q7. Yes - Mainly manual - most elements of the identification of unexpected device configuration changes are manual.
Q8. 45,000
Q9. Never.
Q10. Not in the last 12-36 months
Q11. Never.
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