Tag: Cyber Security NSW

NSW puts final touches on next cyber strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
NSW’s refreshed cybersecurity strategy will strengthen governance and deliver critical support to all agencies across government, regardless of their size or location, according to the state’s cyber chief. Marie...

Drop in NSW agency cyber reports ‘mask’ issues: Auditor

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Fewer government agencies are reporting to NSW’s cyber agency individually, potentially masking issues at a time when compliance with the Essential Eight cybersecurity controls remains low, the state’s auditor-general...

Cyber Security NSW handed an $87.7m Budget lifeline

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Cyber Security NSW will receive $87.7 million over the next four years, securing its place as the state’s cybersecurity agency as work on a plan to lift cyber maturity...

Gig Guide: NSW appoints its next cyber chief

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government has tapped Sydney Metro enterprise security leader Marie Patane to take over the challenging role of securing the state’s critical systems and data holdings....

NSW govt cybersecurity review under way

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A root and branch review of cybersecurity is underway in New South Wales as the state government looks to hone in on the structural issues behind cyber hygiene problems,...

NSW cyber lead gets deputy national cyber coordinator role

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Department of Home Affairs has poached New South Wales’ chief cybersecurity officer Tony Chapman, appointing him as deputy national cyber security coordinator as part of a major public...

Huge holes in NSW govt IT access, cybersecurity

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The latest review of New South Wales government agencies’ cybersecurity has revealed a lack of progress and cast more doubt on the impact of state’s dedicated cyber agency, which...

NSW local councils still lack basic cyber controls

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Dozens of local councils across New South Wales are still without basic cybersecurity controls and governance arrangements more than three years after the state’s Auditor-General first raised the alarm....

NSW cyber agency faces $70m funding ‘shortfall’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A decision by the former New South Wales Coalition government’s not to fund the state’s cybersecurity agency beyond next financial year, despite the growing importance of response and recovery,...