The Land Registry endeavours to maintain the security of its computer systems and data by taking the following measures in 2009/10:

• circulated departmental policy and guidelines on IT security periodically to reinforce staff understanding on the importance of information security and personal data protection;
  
• conducted re-fresher course annually to ensure that all staff stay vigilant in preserving IT security;
• stayed tuned to the latest technological development on IT security in the market and adopted appropriate measures to protect our systems and data;
  
• conducted regular security audits on our IT systems and implemented improvement measures arising from audit recommendations to ensure a proper protection of the IT systems;
  
• installed a website filtering tool to prevent visits to websites that may cause IT security risks or may lead to violation of the Land Registry’s IT security policy and guidelines; and
  
• put up a privacy policy on security protection of personal data on the Land Registry's website.