Cyber Security

Parliament and individual Members are known to be targets
for cyber attacks. Whilst we have a range of technical
measures in place to guard against this, you and your

staff also have an important role to play in keeping your
parliamentary information, constituency data and systems
safe.

As a minimum, you should make sure that you:

Choose a unique password for logging into your
parliamentary network account that you can
remember, but that would be difficult for others to

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- Never share your password or write it down where
others could find it. We can arrange for your staff to
access your mailbox, calendar and documents through
their own accounts;

- Apply caution when receiving e-mails containing web
links or attachments;

Remember to ?lock' your computer when unattended.
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. Keep any non-parliamentary devices you use up?
to-date, and protect them with reputable anti-virus
software. We advise using only parliamentary
equipment to create or access sensitive parliamentary
information;

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- Take care to protect non-parliamentary email and
social media accounts. Using reputable password
managers and multi-factor authentication can help
to protect these accounts against hackers;

- Be careful what you share online, and be aware that
people are not always who they say they are;

- If something goes wrong, or you think you have made a
mistake, call the Digital Support Desk immediately.

Phishing

Phishing emails are emails that set out to trick you into
clicking on a link or into opening an attachment to steal
your data or infect your device. If you receive such an email,
please delete it without clicking on any links or attachments.
Ifyou click on a link or open an attachment and then realise
that this may have been a mistake, please contact the Digital
Support Desk immediately on 0207 219 2001 (x2001).

What to look for

- the email is unexpected an unspecified package
is awaiting collection, or an invoice is attached from a
company you have not recently had contact with);

the email asks for unnecessary personal information;

- somethingjust doesn't look or feel right - if the email
just doesn?t seem genuine then it probably isn't.

Remember: cyber security is everyone?s responsibility.

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Strong Passwords

Weak passwords such as single words or number sequences
can be cracked in seconds hackers. Your arliamenta
password needs to be

 
 
 

 

Remember that hackers look for patterns when
trying to crack passwords. You need to create something
memorable for you and hard for anyone else to guess.

 

Please do not use the examples above as your own password.
If you think someone else may have discovered your

password, call the Digital Service Support Desk, and change
your password using Self?Service Password Reset.

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Self-Service Password Reset

Self-service password reset allows you to reset your password
without calling the Support Desk. You'll need to set this
service up before using it.

To do this:

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Members? Office Toolkit

Further information on a range of topics, from setting up
your office to keeping your data secure, can be found in our
member office toolkit here:

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