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Govt mulls stricter cyber security accountability for agencies
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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 10:58:51 +0000 (UTC)
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-mulls-stricter-cyber-security-accountability-for-agencies-550047 By Justin Hendry itnews.com.au July 3, 2020 After years of apathy.The Attorney-General’s Department has flagged that stricter cyber security accountability mechanisms could be on the way for federal government agencies following a string of worrying cyber resilience audits.
But the government remains tight-lipped on whether cyber security controls would be enforced, like it is reportedly considering for the private sector as part of the country's next cyber security strategy.
This is despite years of subpar compliance with the Australian Signals Directorate's mandatory Top Four cyber mitigation strategies across government, as repeatedly revealed by the Australian National Audit Office.
The Top Four form part of the government’s protective security policy (PSPF) framework, which requires that agencies self-assess against 16 core requirements each year using a to ‘maturity model’ and report the results to the AGD.
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