Minutes:
The Committee received a presentation from the Strategic Manager, Customer and Digital Services that gave an update on Cyber Security (for copy see file of Minutes).
The presentation highlighted the following:-
· The team who dealt with cyber security
· Recent developments -
o Incidents – 1.3m attacks per week and 80k SPAM emails per week
o Our stance – including regional and internal exercises
o Business continuity – plan reviewed annually
o ICT Architecture
o Compliance and standards
o Working with others
§ National and Regional Bodies
§ Cybercrime Task and Finish Group
§ DCC Business Continuity Board
· Ongoing and Future Work
The Strategic Manager advised of a phishing exercise sent to all members of staff. Councillor Davinson was advised that the service were aware of who had responded to the e-mail and members were assured that this was followed up.
With regards to school cyber security, members were informed by the Strategic Manager that a lot of work was carried out with the schools and that there were firewalls between us and them. They could access certain systems but required authentication details in order to use them. They would also receive copies of the phishing flyer to ensure they were fully aware of the dangers of e-mails.
Mr Robinson was assured that all standards were being complied with and that as standards changed so did the responses. He was advised that all of the checklists were of things that the authority should be doing and that constantly tested us.
The Corporate Director of Resources commented that there was a continuing need around culture and staff training to ensure that managers and their staff understood their responsibilities. He assured the Committee that there was loads of work being undertaken to improve the way we worked.