Question NW3357 to the Minister in the Presidency

Kohler-Barnard, Ms D to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1)Whether she has been informed that the server of the State Security Agency (SSA) was allegedly hacked by certain intelligence agencies (names and details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, who in her Office was assigned to ascertain the veracity of the claims that the SSA server was hacked by the specified agencies; (2) whether she has addressed the claims with the relevant persons in each of the specified entities; if not, why not; if so, who else may be implicated; (3) whether the SSA has the ability to prevent hacking; if not, why not; if so, how has she found could the system have been hacked; (4) whether the persons who claim that the two entities hacked the system are the same staff tasked with keeping the system safe from hackers; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?