BUILDINGS: SECURITY

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance he has issued in relation to the security of smart buildings from cyber attacks. [174244]

Brandon Lewis, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: The Cabinet Office has published the Government's “UK Cyber Security Strategy” which outlines the actions being taken to strengthen information security against cyber attacks.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure has published guidance about how to protect the technology that underpins smart buildings. This is available at

http://www.cpni.gov.uk/documents/publications/2013/2013063-resilience_cyber_security_technology_built_environment.pdf

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