By Justin Hendry on Jun 10, 2021 6:45AM
After more than 90 percent of records found to be stored that way.
The Australian Federal Police has been told to end its reliance on network drives for storing digital operational records after more than 90 percent of records were found to be kept on such boxes.
An audit [pdf] of the agency’s use of statutory powers, released yesterday, reveals “serious deficiencies” with digital record keeping, in part due to a lack of a central repository.
While not the focus of the report, the issues – which “complicated” the audit – were seen as “sufficiently important to be reported upon”.
By Justin Hendry on Jun 10, 2021 6:45AM
Only one agency hits Essential Eight baseline.
Only one of the 18 largest departments and agencies across government recently examined by the national auditor has fully implemented the Essential Eight cyber security controls.
The remaining 17 agencies reported either ‘ad-hoc’ or ‘developing’ levels of maturity with the controls – the lowest possible score under the metric – or incorrectly self-assessed as having a ‘managing’ maturity level.
The Essential Eight is a series of baseline cyber security mitigation strategies and a maturity model recommended by the federal government. It encompasses four top controls, which are mandatory for non-corporate Commonwealth entities.
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Commonwealth Biosecurity 2030 was released today and outlines the Australian Governments roadmap to build a stronger, smarter biosecurity system through.