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1346564

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many reports were made to report@phishing.gov.uk for the last period for which records are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL1967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Since launch in April 2020 the number of reports received by the NCSC’s Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERs) stands at more than 6,500,000 with the removal of more than 50,500 scams and 97,500 web addresses (URLs). In June there were up to 7000 individual URLs first identified by SERs submissions which were taken down.</p><p>Reporting figures are updated monthly on the NCSC website alongside information on SERS and protection against phishing can be found at<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncsc.gov.uk%2Finformation%2Freport-suspicious-emails&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cncscparliament%40ncsc.gov.uk%7C32d9d8eb28ee438e826808d9478bfb28%7C14aa5744ece1474ea2d734f46dda64a1%7C0%7C0%7C637619488809030809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=GTYY0dOAtROHqHqVPTrTJd4M5S3wLFZTarATY5r1Ks8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> Phishing: how to report to the NCSC</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL1968 HL1969 question first answered 19/07/2021 15:04:33 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1346565

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, for the last period for which records are available, how many separate incidents the reports made to report@phishing.gov.uk referred to.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL1968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Since launch in April 2020 the number of reports received by the NCSC’s Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERs) stands at more than 6,500,000 with the removal of more than 50,500 scams and 97,500 web addresses (URLs). In June there were up to 7000 individual URLs first identified by SERs submissions which were taken down.</p><p>Reporting figures are updated monthly on the NCSC website alongside information on SERS and protection against phishing can be found at<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncsc.gov.uk%2Finformation%2Freport-suspicious-emails&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cncscparliament%40ncsc.gov.uk%7C32d9d8eb28ee438e826808d9478bfb28%7C14aa5744ece1474ea2d734f46dda64a1%7C0%7C0%7C637619488809030809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=GTYY0dOAtROHqHqVPTrTJd4M5S3wLFZTarATY5r1Ks8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> Phishing: how to report to the NCSC</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL1967 HL1969 question first answered 19/07/2021 15:04:33 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1343467

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the updated Cyber Strategy will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Review published in March set a goal of cementing the UK’s position as a leading responsible and democratic cyber power, and committed to launching a new comprehensive cyber strategy in 2021 to implement this vision. The strategy will set out how we will build up the UK’s cyber resilience; deter our adversaries; and influence tomorrow’s technologies so they are safe, secure and open. Work is well underway to develop the new strategy, and the government plans to continue engaging with partners before publishing it later this year and aligning with funding decisions in the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 14/07/2021 16:34:11 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1341084

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 23 December 2020 to Question 130109 on Cybercrime, what the outcome was of his Department's work on developing the UK’s strategic direction and funding for cyber security beyond 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	23089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Review published in March set a goal of cementing the UK’s position as a leading responsible and democratic cyber power, and committed to launching a new comprehensive cyber strategy in 2021 to implement this vision. The strategy will set out how we will build up the UK’s cyber resilience; deter our adversaries; and influence tomorrow’s technologies so they are safe, secure and open. Work is underway to develop the new strategy, and the government plans to continue engaging with partners before publishing it later this year and aligning with funding decisions in the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/07/2021 16:37:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1315207

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the Integrated Review 2021, what the critical vulnerabilities are in the UK's data and digital infrastructure; and what steps his Department is taking to address those vulnerabilities.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	2194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>Defence Digital has responsibility for remediating vulnerabilities in Ministry of Defence platforms, systems and core digital infrastructure. This is achieved through an extensive programme of activities which includes designing systems to be secure, regularly patching, continuous monitoring, security testing and vulnerability disclosure programmes. In these efforts, we work closely with industry and partners across Government, particularly the National Cyber Security Centre. For security reasons we do not comment on details, as to do so could be useful to our adversaries.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/05/2021 16:00:42 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1315211

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the threat to UK security posed by non-state actors' use of (a) digital communications and (b) social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	2195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>As Her Majesty's Government outlined in the Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper, we recognise hostile cyber activity, by whatever vector, as a top-tier threat to UK interests. We are committed to ensuring that our national security is protected. Working together with partners across Government, the Ministry of Defence monitors non-state activities closely, assesses the risks and takes action to counter them using the full spectrum of national capabilities as appropriate. The Online Safety Bill is testament to our commitment to tackle harmful online content and behaviours, including holding social media platforms to account.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/05/2021 13:27:34 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1229845

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that policing strategy is up to date and effective at tackling crime that takes place digitally.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	82653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Tackling digital crime is a cross government agenda in which the Home Office and its agencies has a key role to play.</p><p>The National Digital Policing Strategy 2020-2030: Digital, Data and Technology Strategy was partly developed in response to the pace of digital change and was launched at the Police ICT Summit 2020. The strategy was developed by the Police ICT Company and the National Police Technology Council in collaboration with the Home Office.</p><p>Under this strategy, the Home Office is committed to ensuring new capabilities are available to the police to tackle crime in an evolving digital landscape, to cooperate more efficiently and to support their contributions to the effectiveness and efficiency of the CJS. We are clear that technology will make it easier for the public to report a crime and enable the police to make better use of digital evidence as part of their investigations.</p><p>The Strategic Change and Investment Board (SCIB), is chaired by the Policing Minister and forms part of the sub-governance of the National Policing Board (NPB). The SCIB oversees investment across the policing system to meet Government priorities. This includes investment in digital technology to drive convergence of police forces towards delivery of the policing digital strategy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/09/2020 15:20:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1225409

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of cyber attacks by foreign governments against (1) the UK, and (2) its allies.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL6911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>Malicious actors, both State and non-State, are conducting activity that is detrimental to UK interests and those of our allies, whether directly targeted at us or not. Cyber attacks have grown in intensity, complexity and severity in recent years as these actors are becoming bolder and take more risks for economic, strategic, regional or financial gains. The UK Government has demonstrated that it will defend against, counter and identify those who seek to do us harm. The UK works with its international partners and in multilateral fora to call out those who are responsible for malicious and disruptive cyberattacks. Working closely with foreign agency and industry partners, Government agencies identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and manage and resolve incidents if they occur. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Centre for the Protection of Critical National Infrastructure (CPNI) routinely assess the threat from a range of actors to our most critical sectors.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/07/2020 12:38:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1194906

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made additional resources available to the police to help tackle online crime during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	46057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is determined to prevent criminals from taking advantage of people spending more time online during the current period of public health restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>To support police forces, £84 million of the Police Uplift grant has been reallocated specifically for COVID-19 expenses and recruitment. We continue to work closely with the sector to monitor any additional pressures.</p><p> </p><p>We recently launched a gov.uk page on coronavirus-related fraud and cybercrime. The page includes easy-to-follow steps for people to better protect themselves and signposts other relevant advice and tips.</p><p>It can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime&amp;data=02%7C01%7CRose.Marshall4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C63954cf7e0484a7afe3908d80235192d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637261774359193444&amp;sdata=rfgr5KwD0aImHXC8R0U6ls%2F%2FbWcuYnXll7c6zw%2F%2FD%2Fc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-fraud-and-cyber-crime</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We have continued to work across the online threats to boost funding to tackle online crime. For example, the Government in September 2019 announced an additional £30m funding for this financial year to ensure offenders are no longer able to hide in the shadows on the dark web and prey on our society’s most vulnerable while they are at home.</p><p> </p><p>Police forces continue to assess threats, the impact of COVID-19, and deploy resources accordingly including on online crimes. The National Crime Agency, the lead on tackling the online threat of child sexual abuse, has already disseminated over 1,000 cases to policing and continues to prioritise safeguarding children during these difficult times.</p><p> </p><p>We have also launched guidance for parents and carers to keep children safe online during the coronavirus pandemic, which can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-keeping-children-safe-online&amp;data=02%7C01%7CRose.Marshall4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C63954cf7e0484a7afe3908d80235192d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637261774359193444&amp;sdata=Mw3LAcPV97fe%2BxV0o1aU9xa19nEQVyLi71bsyCmqSnY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-keeping-children-safe-online</a>.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/05/2020 12:53:12 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1145965

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2019 to Question 277853, whether her Department has set a timescale for the publication of guidance on the use of DNS over HTTPS.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	291082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>We are working with industry stakeholders and all interested parties to ensure that any unintended consequences of implementation of the DNS over HTTPS protocol are addressed. Recommendations on a course of action will be developed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 30/09/2019 15:26:30 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt