Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase British defence cyber security following the recent compromise of the Army's social media accounts.

Cyber security requirements are set out in policy and achieved through personnel, procedural and technical means, all of which are constantly revised in light of changing threats, technological advances and lessons learned from incidents affecting Her Majesty's Government and others. The Ministry of Defence is currently investigating the compromise of the Army social media accounts. When this has been completed, consideration will be given to whether any aspect of the current security arrangements for Defence should change.