Defence Personnel Data Breach - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 4:53 pm on 8 May 2024.

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Photo of The Earl of Effingham The Earl of Effingham Conservative 4:53, 8 May 2024

My Lords, earlier this year a UK council reported that it was facing 10,000 cyberattacks per day. Unfortunately, such events are only going to increase across the board. What preventive measures will the Ministry of Defence take going forward to protect us from potential data theft in situations where other external contractors hold similar sensitive data?