Tag: Australian Electoral Commission

US election cyber attacks a warning for Aus

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Recent cyber attacks on the US election are a “salutary warning for Australia”, with the federal government “blind to the threat” of an attack on democratic institutions, shadow assistant...

Love Me Tender: Mainframe fix for Home Affairs

Posted on   |  by Staff Writer
The Department of Home Affairs is currently considering the future operation of its mainframe platform and is seeking relevant information aimed at modernising and optimising existing mainframe workloads. The...

AEC urged to action on cyber

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Urgent action beyond just buying new equipment is needed to shore up the cybersecurity of Australia’s electoral system, the Opposition’s cyber spokesperson Gai Brodtmann says. In a submission to...

Audit slaps AEC for 2016 ballot

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Auditor-General has slapped the Australian Electoral Commission over its handling of aspects of the 2016 federal election, pointing to IT contracts that did not provide value for money and...