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Audit: Queensland government cyber defences fail ethical hack test | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 2, 2019 | Audit Report, Australian Audit Report 2019, iTnews, Queensland, State Government | 0 |

Audit Failure 2019: Queensland government cyber defences fail ethical hack test, sensitive information accessed with relative ease.

Audit: Northern Territory School children’s data exposed to cyber security threats due to education department oversight | ABC Australia

by Steven Kirby | Aug 17, 2019 | ABC News (Australia), Access Control, Audit Report, Australian Audit Report 2019, Education and Training, Northern Territory, State Government | 0 |

August 17 2019 Audit Finding: The confidential records of children and teachers have been left vulnerable to cyber security attacks and data mismanagement due to education departmental oversight in the Northern Territory Government, a report from the auditor general’s office has revealed.

Audit: Australia Post told to improve cyber security practices | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jul 4, 2019 | Audit Report, Australia, Australian Audit Report 2019, Government Agency, iTnews | 0 |

July 04 2019: Australia Post told to improve cyber security practices. Auditor says risk aren’t being managed “effectively”.

Audit: CBA to ‘substantially’ overhaul privacy under OAIC undertaking | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jun 27, 2019 | Audit Report, Australia, Australian Audit Report 2019, Banking and Finance, iTnews, Privacy | 0 |

June 27 2019: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in the wake of investigations into issues with the bank’s handling of customer data.

Audit: NSW unis facing significant cyber risks | Technology Decisions

by Steven Kirby | Jun 12, 2019 | Audit Report, Australian Audit Report 2019, Education and Training, New South Wales, Technology Decisions | 0 |

JUNE 12 2019 Universities across NSW are exposed to cyber attacks due to significant deficiencies in IT internal controls, an audit has found.

Audit: Vic public health ‘highly vulnerable’ to Singapore-like data breach | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 29, 2019 | Audit Report, Australian Audit Report 2019, iTnews, Medical and Health Care, Victoria | 0 |

May 29 2019 Victorian public health ‘highly vulnerable’ to Singapore-like data breach. Four health services audited, all four exploited.

Audit: WA guns database sprayed over integrity issues | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 19, 2019 | Australian Audit Report 2019, iTnews, State Government, Western Australia | 0 |

Western Australia’s firearms database has been roundly criticised by the state’s auditor for containing significant data integrity issues that impede the regulation of guns in the community.

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Category: Australian Audit Report 2019

Audit: Queensland government cyber defences fail ethical hack test | iTnews

Audit: Northern Territory School children’s data exposed to cyber security threats due to education department oversight | ABC Australia

Audit: Australia Post told to improve cyber security practices | iTnews

Audit: CBA to ‘substantially’ overhaul privacy under OAIC undertaking | iTnews

Audit: NSW unis facing significant cyber risks | Technology Decisions

Audit: Vic public health ‘highly vulnerable’ to Singapore-like data breach | iTnews

Audit: WA guns database sprayed over integrity issues | iTnews

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