[LINK] "We need an Information Engineering Safety Board" (IESB)

Tom Worthington tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Sat Dec 23 08:43:33 AEDT 2023


On 21/12/23 16:52, Stephen Loosley wrote:
> It’s time to learn from our ICT mistakes ...
> By:  Paul Bailes,  Christine Cornish,  Dr Nick Tate  December 21 2023
> 
> ... An “Information Engineering Safety Board” (IESB) with ATSB-style power and responsibilities ...

Good idea. But the ATSB has powers to enter premises without a warrant, 
and require people to answer questions. Those are powers which should 
not be conferred lightly.

ATSB also has a confidential reporting system, for dobbing in 
organizations. That could be replicated for information systems.


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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au


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