Top-heavy data-centre adoption threatens Australian governme

Top-heavy data-centre adoption threatens Australian government data security, ASPI warns


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An “unexpected concentration” of Australian government data on just one data-centre provider marks a failure of policy and has created new security risks in the process, according to a strategic review of government procurement policy whose relevance is even stronger given the ongoing revelations about a recent surge in nation-state hacking.
The government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) implemented a Data Centre Facilities Supplies Panel (DCFSP) in 2010 to manage procurement of data-centre services through 2025, and the panel is up for renewal or replacement early in 2021.
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