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Audit: Western Australia Auditor General’s Local Government Information Security Audit 2021-22 reports 324 control weaknesses

by Steven Kirby | Mar 29, 2023 | A05.35 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2023, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, Local Government, State Government, Western Australia | 0 |

West Australian Councils Audit Report 29 March 2023: Western Australia Auditor General’s Local Government Information Security Audit 2021-22 reports 324 control weaknesses. Cyber security concerns as council’s network rack found in staff toilet.

Audit: Western Australia Auditor General’s State Government Information Systems Audit 2021-22

by Steven Kirby | Mar 22, 2023 | A05.35 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2023, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, State Government, Western Australia | 0 |

West Australian State Government Audit Report March 2023: Auditor General’s State Government Information Systems Audit 2021-22 566 control weaknesses 34 significant. Cases: malicious insiders no MFA, outage from an unauthorised device, former employee accessing finance system one month after termination.

Audit: Queensland Audit Office’s State Entities 2022 reports deficiencies in information systems

by Steven Kirby | Mar 16, 2023 | A05.35 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2023, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, Queensland, State Government | 0 |

Queensland Audit Report 16 March 2023: Queensland Audit Office’s State Entities 2022 reports deficiencies in information systems. Only 33 per cent of departments have an effective system managing information security risks.

Audit: Victoria audit warns of weak IT controls in council systems | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Feb 27, 2023 | A05.35 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2023, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, iTnews, Local Government, State Government, Victoria | 0 |

Victorian Local Government Audit Report 27 February 2023: Victoria audit reports a significant rise in IT control weaknesses in council systems. Calls for Essential Eight adoption.

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Audit: Western Australia Auditor General's Local Government Information Security Audit 2021-22 reports 324 control weaknesses

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Category: Australian Audit Report 2023

Audit: Western Australia Auditor General’s Local Government Information Security Audit 2021-22 reports 324 control weaknesses

Audit: Western Australia Auditor General’s State Government Information Systems Audit 2021-22

Audit: Queensland Audit Office’s State Entities 2022 reports deficiencies in information systems

Audit: Victoria audit warns of weak IT controls in council systems | iTnews

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