· FOI · partially withheld
Details of cyber attacks on the Scottish Government in 2018: FOI release
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Whilst we are able to provide you with information on cyber-attacks on the Scottish Government in 2018 as per your request, information on the what steps are taken to halt attacks in the future is subject to an exemption under section 30(c) of FOISA (prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs). This could potentially enable them to target other types of attack or specific components of our defences and would constitute substantial prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs in terms of the exemption. This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption.
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