"No matter how many technical systems we put in place, we also rely on you to help us to protect yourself, your office and the wider parliamentary community from cyber attack. Cyber security is everyone’s responsibility.
A strong password, known only to you, is an essential first- line defence . As the attack in June demonstrated, weak and shared passwords can put the entire parliamentary network at risk.
Parliament’s ICT Security Policy, which we all agree to comply with as a condition of using parliamentary digital services, clearly states:
“Passwords must be considered as confidential and must be used only by the originator (and so not shared with other users)”. If you share your password, or login as anyone other than yourself, you are in breach of this policy.
If you have been working in an insecure way by sharing your password with others, or by logging in to someone else’s account, we would like to help. In most scenarios, the solution is to provide colleagues with delegated access to your email and calendar via their own accounts. Contact the Support Desk on 020 7219 2001 to set this up. If your issues are more sensitive or more complex, please contact [email protected] , and someone will call or email you back."
