Universities across NSW at 'significant' risk of further cyber attacks, audit finds

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Universities across NSW at 'significant' risk of further cyber attacks, audit finds
June 10, 2019
https://www.theage.com.au/national/...yber-attacks-audit-finds-20190606-p51vba.html

Universities across NSW are vulnerable to cyber attacks because of "repeated" failures to fix weaknesses in their IT systems, with one university deemed at high risk of the theft of sensitive data, an Auditor-General's report has warned.

The audit also raises questions over transparency in alerting the public to data breaches, with revelations one university recorded eight breaches last year and another experienced 286 "cyber incidents".
"Poor IT controls increase the risk of inappropriate access, cyber security attacks, data manipulation and misuse of information and assets," the audit said, adding that the need for "specialist skill" and "extensive testing" could make the problems slow to resolve.

“Universities have a responsibility to protect the information they hold about individuals and the research they are conducting," Mr Tehan said.
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Victorian Auditor-General's Office: Results of 2018 Audits: Universities

In Victoria, there are eight public universities, which control a further 47 entities that we are required to audit.
Each year, we conduct the financial audits of these 55 entities. This report outlines the results of these financial audits and our observations for the year ended 31 December 2018.
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