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Defence Equipment: Cybersecurity

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN HL15332, tabled on 24 April 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a comprehensive cyber security assessment procedure for proposed weapon systems that operate at a high level of complexity.

Answered on

9 May 2019

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) uses a number of information assurance and cyber security activities to ensure weapon systems are appropriately protected. However, for the purpose of safeguarding national security, the MOD does not comment publicly on the specifics of these activities.