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Audit: NSW’s local government audit found that 47% of councils did not have a cyber security plan | kirbyidau.com

by Steven Kirby | Jul 13, 2023 | A05.35 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2023, Compliance, Local Government, New South Wales | 0 |

Australian Audit Failure June 13 2023: NSW’s local government audit found that 47% of councils did not have a cyber security plan. IT policies and procedures were outdated or not in place at 43 councils.

Audit: None of NSW’s lead cluster agencies have implemented all Essential Eight controls | ZDNet

by Steven Kirby | Nov 1, 2021 | A05.35 Independent review of information security, ASD Essential Eight, Australian Audit Report 2021, Compliance, New South Wales, State Government, ZDNet | 0 |

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.

Audit: Dozens of NSW councils still without basic cyber security controls, audit finds | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 28, 2021 | Australian Audit Report 2021, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, iTnews, Local Government, New South Wales | 0 |

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.

Audit: Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Nov 25, 2020 | Australian Audit Report 2020, Availability, Compliance, iTnews, New South Wales, State Government | 0 |

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.

Audit: NSW govt blasted for failing councils on cyber security | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 9, 2020 | Australian Audit Report 2020, Compliance, iTnews, Local Government, New South Wales | 0 |

Australian Audit Report October 2020: New South Wales government blasted for failing councils on cyber security. Audit “complete lack” of support for IT security.

Audit: NSW unis taken to task over poor cyber stance | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jun 4, 2020 | Australian Audit Report 2020, Education and Training, iTnews, New South Wales, State Government | 0 |

Australian Audit Report June 2020: NSW unis taken to task over poor cyber stance. Institutions still without cyber risk policies, audit finds.

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.

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Tag: Audit Office of New South Wales

Audit: NSW’s local government audit found that 47% of councils did not have a cyber security plan | kirbyidau.com

Audit: None of NSW’s lead cluster agencies have implemented all Essential Eight controls | ZDNet

Audit: Dozens of NSW councils still without basic cyber security controls, audit finds | iTnews

Audit: Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems | iTnews

Audit: NSW govt blasted for failing councils on cyber security | iTnews

Audit: NSW unis taken to task over poor cyber stance | iTnews

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