WA path lab system project management slammed by auditor
Two years late and $23.7 million over budget, the roll-out of a pathology lab information system by the Western Australia government has been slammed by the state’s auditor general.
Two years late and $23.7 million over budget, the roll-out of a pathology lab information system by the Western Australia government has been slammed by the state’s auditor general.
Vulnerabilities with data access, software updates and passwords were found by WA Auditor General Colin Murphy in an application review of four agencies.
Seven Western Australian government agencies have been asked to improve their database security after an audit by the state's auditor general, Colin Murphy, found weak passwords, inadequate patching and a lack of control over user privileges.
Western Australian Auditor General Colin Murphy has once again found cyber vulnerabilities with state government agencies in his annual Information Systems Audit Report.
Little progress has been made with securing Western Australia universities and TAFEs against cyber security attacks, according to the Audit Results Report 2012 tabled by Western Australian Auditor General, Colin Murphy.
The WA Auditor-General has delivered a strong criticism of the ability of government agencies to properly manage ICT contracting and procurement.
The Western Australia Auditor General, Colin Murphy, has identified significant vulnerabilities to cyber threats in all of the agencies examined for his 2011 Information Systems Audit Report.
Western Australia residents will have to wait until at least 2014 before the state’s health department will replace its ailing patient administration system (PAS).
The Western Australian Government came under attack from hackers who defaced nine of its websites in two days, including the Government House and the City of Perth earlier this month.