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Audit: Western Australia Auditor General’s Local Government Financial Audit 2020-21 reports 358 information system control weaknesses
West Australian Audit Report August 2022: Auditor General’s Local Government Financial Audit 2020-21 reports 358 information system control weaknesses. 12 of the 45 entities did not met expectations across all six control categories and 68% of the audit results were below the minimum benchmark.
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Audit: WA Auditor General tables the 2021 Financial Audit Results for Universities and TAFEs
West Australian Audit Report July 2022: Western Australia Auditor General tables the 2021 Financial Audit Results for Universities and TAFEs. OAG identified 124 information systems control weaknesses, a 20% increase 2020, 67% of the weaknesses as rated as moderate.
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Audit: Vic privacy watchdog uncovers third-party infosec risks at four agencies | iTnews
Australian Audit Report July 2022: Victorian privacy watchdog uncovers third-party infosec risks at four agencies. Agencies only partially effective at ensuring that third parties are securing public sector information.
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Audit: West Australian Local Government Information Systems Audit Report “a significant area of concern”
Australian Audit Report June 2022: West Australian Local Government Information Systems Audit Report “a significant area of concern”. None of the 12 entities where we performed capability maturity assessments met benchmark.
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Audit: Queensland Audit Office Education 2021 Report finds “all need to strengthen their security”
Australian Audit Report June 2022: Queensland Audit Office Education 2021 Report finds “all need to strengthen their security”. Deficiencies identified with user and privilege access management, audit log and user activity monitoring.
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Audit: Cyber basics still beyond fed gov as Essential Eight mandate looms | iTnews
Australian National Audit Office Report June 2022: Cyber basics still beyond fed gov as Essential Eight mandate looms. Audit finds most controls “still significantly below” requirement.
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Audit: WA councils fail to detect simulated cyber attack in audit | iTnews
West Australia Council Audit Report November 2021. WA councils fail to detect simulated cyber attack in audit. Only three out of 15 entities did so in a “timely manner”.
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Audit: Queensland Audit Office (QAO) Water 2021 Report finds one breach and significant control weaknesses | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Utility Audit Report November 2021: Queensland Audit Office (QAO) Water 2021 Report finds one breach and significant control weaknesses in the security of information systems. Sunwater has acknowledge it was the organisation reported breached in the report.
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Audit: None of NSW’s lead cluster agencies have implemented all Essential Eight controls | ZDNet
Australian Audit Failure November 2021: None of New South Wales lead cluster agencies have implemented all Essential Eight controls – Premier and Cabinet, Communities and Justice, Customer Service, Education, Planning, Regional NSW, Health, Treasury, and Transport.
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Audit: Fed govt cyber resilience unchanged since last year: auditor | iTnews
Australian Audit Fail June 2021: Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) finds cyber resilience unchanged since last year. Only one of 18 agency audited hits Essential Eight baseline.
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Audit: Dozens of NSW councils still without basic cyber security controls, audit finds | iTnews
Australian Audit Fail May 2021<: Dozens of NSW councils still without basic cyber security controls, audit finds. Poor management of cyber security at 58 of the state’s 128 local councils, nine county councils and 13 joint organisations.
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Audit: 328 weaknesses found by WA Auditor-General in 50 local government systems | ZDNet
Western Australian Audit Report November 2020. WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months. ‘Highly unusual step’ taken to protect foundational system.
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Audit: WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months | iTnews
Western Australian Audit Report November 2020. WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months. ‘Highly unusual step’ taken to protect foundational system.
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Audit: Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems | iTnews
Australian Audit Report November 2020. Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems. Auditor finds at least seven agencies missing plans.
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Audit: NSW govt blasted for failing councils on cyber security | iTnews
Australian Audit Report October 2020: New South Wales government blasted for failing councils on cyber security. Audit “complete lack” of support for IT security.
Read MoreDozens of Aus govt agencies remain exposed to cyber attack | iTnews
Dozens of agencies across the federal government remain vulnerable to cyber attack more than four years after mandatory minimum cyber security requirements were first introduced. Source: Dozens of Aus govt agencies remain...
Read More100 days until mandatory data breach notification becomes law | Computerworld
In just 100 days, on February 23, 2018, the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 goes into effect, requiring all businesses in Australia to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and any...
Read MoreIAB Australia Regulation Update: New Mandatory Data Breach Notification Laws | IAB
From 22 February 2018, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) will include a mandatory data breach notification scheme. This means you will have to alert authorities and all affected individuals about any ‘eligible data breach’ which takes...
Read MoreEuropean Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) | Business Aspect
Some organisations guess EU implies it only impacts European companies and inadvertently dismiss the new regulations. Many other organisations have no idea that the new regulations will affect their business. So let’s outline...
Read MoreATO not compliant with cyber security standards due to IT outages: Chris Jordan | SMH
The Australian Taxation Office is still not compliant with mandatory cyber security standards because of its repeated IT outages, Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan says. Source: ATO not compliant with cyber security standards due to...
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