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❓ In respect of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities for any departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards I ask, noting the statement made by the Australian Cyber Security Centre

AnsweredQoN 3104Legislative Assembly

Asked

12 June 2018

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Transport; Planning; Lands

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In respect of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities for any departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards I ask, noting the statement made by the Australian Cyber Security Centre on 17 April 2018 in relation to the malicious targeting of Cisco devices using the Smart Install feature: (a) Were any devices in the agency affected by this attack: (i) If so, what was the nature of the cyber-attack and what information held by the agency was unlawfully accessed; and (b) Is the Cisco Smart Install feature still in use by the agency as at 1 June 2018: (i) If so, why?

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Answered

22 August 2018

Responded by

Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands

Response time

13 days

Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage:
(a)-(b) No
Department of Transport
(a)-(b) No
Main Roads Western Australia
(a)-(b) No
Public Transport Authority
(a)-(b) No
Kimberley Ports Authority
(a)-(b) No
Fremantle Port Authority
(a) No
(b) Yes
(i) The Cisco equipment comes with this software enabled ex-factory. All Fremantle Ports Cisco equipment with this software still in use sits protected behind Fremantle Ports firewalls.
Southern Ports Authority
(a)-(b) No
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a)-(b) No
Mid West Ports Authority
(a)-(b) No

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