Agencies managing Australian government data are being warned that non-sovereign clouds are not always suitable for security-sensitive workloads. This was highlighted by a recent review of the IRAP assessment reports of multiple cloud providers, which revealed a number of deficiencies and compromises that customers should carefully consider the cyber risks they are being asked to…
Government agencies grappling with digital transformation issues such as cloud strategy and security in a constantly shifting regulatory environment have a powerful new ally following the announcement of a partnership between Protiviti and Vault Cloud. Protiviti is a global consulting firm with deep expertise in large enterprise cloud transformation projects for government and the private…
NSW’s government agencies are entering a transformative era as the state ramps up its shift to public cloud. Agencies were obliged to develop their cloud strategies and transition plans by June, and with planning for the new financial year now well under way, many are currently approaching crucial strategy, budgeting and procurement decisions that will…
Bringing IT talent into an organisation can be a herculean task at the best of times, but as any hiring manager responsible for digital skills will tell you, there’s no challenge quite like cybersecurity. According to a study from Burning Glass, filling cyber security roles takes 20 per cent more time than typical IT roles….
The pandemic has shown us how little we can take for granted. Much that is hard won is so easily lost. The same has long been true when it comes to Australians’ trust. Yet gaining and maintaining that trust is a crucial step in the ongoing digital transformation that will help to fuel our recovery…
Our nation’s critical infrastructure is a highly connected system – one that supports and drives our day-to-day operations as businesses and as a nation. However, connectivity without security creates vulnerabilities that can have immense repercussions. With this in mind, this June, the Australian Government will announce reforms to the Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act…
At the start of 2020, IDC predicted that public and private cloud spending would outperform “traditional IT spending” – think on-premise IT and legacy applications – in the forthcoming year. Of course, they weren’t accounting for a global pandemic, which has sent cloud spending into the stratosphere, while traditional IT spending wanes. Supporting this continued…
When the Federal Government introduced the Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) program in 2010, it was a great leap forward in cyber security. The program allowed agencies to easily assess and procure a range of ASD accredited SIG packages, with the ASD’s ‘stamp of approval’ providing assurance that the solution was robust and up to all…
Healthcare organisations – both within Australia and across the world – have traditionally been fairly slow-moving when it comes to the adoption of innovative digital services. This is especially true in the realm of cybersecurity and data privacy, with a lack of hard-and-fast regulatory guidelines resulting in a patchwork of data privacy and compliance standards. The…
After a year that shifted many corporate priorities and reinforced others, concerns around digital infrastructure and cyber security in the healthcare sector are stronger than ever. This year the government plans to make amendments to the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act, which would expand how we define “critical infrastructure” for regulatory purposes — with the…