AQW 30432/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 02/03/2022
Answered On Date: 11/03/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) for his assessment of the current cyber security threat to Northern Ireland; and (ii) whether this has been affected by the war in Ukraine.

Answer:

Threat Assessments provided by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) indicate local organisations are under continued attack from a range of threat actors. In 2021 NCSC dealt with 777 serious cyber incident of which over 40% targeted the public sector. The threat will continue to remain high.

Assessments received from the National Cyber Security Centre indicate there is currently no evidence of any specific cyber threats to local organisations in relation to events in Ukraine.

NICS are currently following the guidance provided by NCSC

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/actions-to-take-when-the-cyber-threat-is-heightened