Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of social media account hacking to public office holders.

The Defending Democracy Taskforce, chaired by the Security Minister, works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Westminster Parliamentary authorities, and Devolved Partners to help protect public office holders against the risk of cyber-attacks.

We strongly encourage public office holders to follow the NCSC’s guidance for high-risk individuals on protecting accounts and devices, found on their website, and sign up for its cyber defence services to help bolster their protection.

Public office holders should also consider turning on 2-step verification for all important online accounts, including social media, to improve their security.