[LINK] Auditor Reports Insufficient Cyber Security at Government Agencies

[Tom Worthington]

The Auditor-General has issued Audit Report No.50 2013–14, "The Cyber 
Attacks: Securing Agencies’ ICT Systems": 
http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Audit%20Reports/2013%202014/Audit%20Report%2050/AuditReport_2013-2014_50.pdf

The Auditor reported on security at:

* Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS);
* Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs);
* Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA);
* Australian Taxation Office (ATO);
* Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT);
* Department of Human Services (DHS); and
* IP Australia.

The agencies are reported to have "... security controls in place to 
provide a reasonable level of protection from breaches and disclosures 
of information from internal sources.  However, this is not sufficient 
protection against cyber attacks from external sources."


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