Govt cyber chief Alastair MacGibbon makes exit
Alastair MacGibbon has resigned from his role as the government’s most senior cyber security advisor.
Alastair MacGibbon has resigned from his role as the government’s most senior cyber security advisor.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that the online component of the 2021 Census will be hosted on Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud.
The government’s delivery of digital services will be scrutinised in a Senate inquiry which is due to report by the end of the year.
The government has rejected recommendations from Greens and Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) senators that would potentially impose additional restrictions on the use of data gathered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) during the Census.
More politicians have indicated they will not enter their name in tonight’s Census.
South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has declared that he will not enter his name in tomorrow night’s Census despite the potential to be prosecuted.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is conducting a "dress rehearsal" of the [[artnid:300107|$9 million eCensus system devised by IBM in April 2009|ABS private cloud may host eCensus]] in order to prepare for the actual event on 9 August 2011.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has virtualized its server infrastructure to form its own private cloud with the potential to host the 2016 eCensus thus avoiding a $9 million outsourcing contract.