Information Technology Request
Dear Fenland District Council,
I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please forward responses to the attached questions below.
I would like the above information to be provided to me as an electronic document.
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.
If the release of any of this information is prohibited on the grounds of breach of confidence, I ask that you supply me with copies of the confidentiality agreement and remind you that information should not be treated as confidential if such an agreement has not been signed.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Gloria Zimba.
1. Do you have a formal IT security strategy? (Please provide a link to the strategy)
A) Yes
B) No
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?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Don’t know
3. 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.
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?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Don’t know
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?
A) Immediately
B) Within days
C) Within weeks
D) Not sure
6. How many devices do you have attached to your network that require monitoring?
A) Physical Servers: record number
B) PC’s & Notebooks: record number
7. 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.
8. How many physical devices (IP’s) do you have attached to your network that require monitoring for configuration vulnerabilities?
Record Number:
9. 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
10. 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
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?
A) Never
B) Occasionally
C) Frequently
D) Always
Good Morning
I acknowledge your request for information received, which is being
investigated.
If it is determined that any material is exempt, you will be notified of
which information is not going to be released and the reasons why.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Freedom of
Information Officer at Fenland District Council, or email
[1][Fenland District Council request email]. It would help us to help you if you could quote
the Information Request No, quoted above, on any correspondence.
Yours sincerely
FOI Officer
Fenland District Council
01354 654321
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Good Afternoon
Thank you for your request for Information.
1. Do you have a formal IT security strategy? No
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? No
3. If yes to Question 2, how do you manage this identification
process – is it: N/A
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? No
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? Immediately
6. How many devices do you have attached to your network that
require monitoring? Physical Servers: 18 PC’s & Notebooks: 298
7. Have you ever discovered devices attached to the network
that you weren’t previously aware of? No
If yes, how do you manage this identification process N/A
8. How many physical devices (IP’s) do you have attached to
your network that require monitoring for configuration vulnerabilities?
50, in addition to those devices in 6
9. Have you suffered any external security attacks that have
used malware on a network attached device to help breach your security
measures? Never
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? Occasionally
If you require any further information regarding your request or are
unhappy with the response, you should contact the Member Services Officers
at Fenland District Council or e-mail [1][Fenland District Council request email] in the first
instance.
If after this, you are still dissatisfied with this decision, you may
request the Information Commissioner to investigate. The contact details
are:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
WILMSLOW
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545700
[2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Yours sincerely
FOI Officer
Fenland District Council
01354 654321
[3][Fenland District Council request email]
E-mails and any attachments from Fenland District Council (the Council)
are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the
sender immediately by replying to the e-mail, and then delete it without
making copies or using it in any other way or placing any reliance on it.
It is not intended that this e-mail shall constitute either an offer or
acceptance nor is it intended to form a contract between the Council and
the addressee or any third party.
Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the sender and do not
necessarily represent those of the Council unless otherwise specifically
stated.
Although any attachments to the message will have been checked for viruses
before transmission, you are urged to carry out your own virus check
before opening attachments, since the Council accepts no responsibility
for loss or damage caused by software viruses.
Senders and recipients of e-mail should be aware that, under the EU
General Data Protection Regulation 2016, the Freedom of Information Act
2000, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and other related
legislation, the contents of e-mails may have to be disclosed in response
to a request.
To provide you with our services we will need to record personal
information, such as your e-mail address. This information will be kept
securely and only accessed by approved staff. We will not share your
information with anyone else without first telling you. If you would like
more details about how we protect personal information, then please
contact our Data Protection Officer.
References
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1. mailto:[Fenland District Council request email]
2. http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/
3. mailto:[Fenland District Council request email]
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