(2) how many attempts were made to gain unauthorised access to each (a) database and (b) ICT system run by his Department in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009; and if he will make a statement.
It would not be in the interests of the UK’s national security for the MOD to confirm whether it holds information about attacks against its data or ICT systems as this would enable individuals to deduce how successful the Department is in detecting these attacks.