Information Technology Request

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Dear Royal Northern College of Music,

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

foi, Royal Northern College of Music

Dear Gloria Zimba,

I can confirm receipt of your FOI request and the College will respond in due course.

Kind regards
Fiona

Fiona Chiang
Executive Projects Officer
Royal Northern College of Music
124 Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9RD
E [email address]
T 0161 907 5230
Working Onsite: Monday and Tuesday; Remotely: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

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foi, Royal Northern College of Music

Dear Gloria Zimba,

 

Please find the RNCM response to your FOI request.

 

1.                   Do you have a formal IT security strategy? (Please
provide a link to the strategy)

 

B)            No formal "strategy", but we do have the Information
Security policy.
([1]https://www.rncm.ac.uk/about/college-inf...)

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?

 

B)            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?

 

Data not held

 

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?

 

Data not held

 

6.                   How many devices do you have attached to your network
that require monitoring?

 

A)            Physical Servers: 6

 

B)            PC’s & Notebooks: 240

 

7.                   Have you ever discovered devices attached to the
network that you weren’t previously aware of?

 

Data not held

 

8.                   How many physical devices (IP’s) do you have attached
to your network that require monitoring for configuration vulnerabilities?

 

Record Number: 70

 

9.                   Have you suffered any external security attacks that
have used malware on a network attached device to help breach your
security measures?

 

Data not held

 

10.                Have you ever experienced service disruption to users
due to an accidental, non-malicious change being made to device
configurations?

 

Data not held

 

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?

 

Data not held

 

 

 

Kind regards

Fiona

 

Fiona Chiang

Executive Projects Officer

Royal Northern College of Music

124 Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9RD

E [email address]

T 0161 907 5230

Currently working remotely: Monday to Friday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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