❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on firewall and anti-virus software usage across various government departments and agencies to assess cybersecurity posture. The responses indicate varying levels of protection and reliance on centralised services.
AnsweredQoN 3782Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2018
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Energy; Aboriginal Affairs
QuestionView source ↗
For all departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards within the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities, I ask as at 8 August 2018 do they operate any of the following: (a) Third party firewall software, if so: (i) How many network systems, computers and devices are protected (or what is the number of licences that have been issued); and (ii) Are any network systems, computers and devices unprotected by firewall software: (A) Do any of these unprotected systems, computers or devices manage Cabinet, customer, commercial or sensitive information; and (b) Third party anti-virus software, if so: (i) How many network systems, computers and devices are protected (or what is the number of licences that have been issued); and (ii) Are any network systems, computers and devices unprotected by anti-virus software: (A) Do any of these unprotected systems, computers or devices manage Cabinet, customer, commercial or sensitive information?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 September 2018
Response time
9 days
Department of Treasury
(a-b) The Department of Finance provide Treasury’s enterprise security service under a service level agreement. Treasury’s information will be contained within the Department of Finance response.
Department of Finance
(a) Yes
(i) One enterprise licence.
(ii) No.
(A) Not applicable
(b) Yes
(i) One enterprise licence, 3,000 end point licences.
(ii) No.
(A) Not applicable
Western Australia Treasury Corporation
(a) Yes
(i) 121 network systems, computers and devices
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
(b) Yes
(i) 160 licences of Micro Trend Anti Virus
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
Economic Regulation Authority
(a) No
(i-ii) Not applicable
(A) Not applicable
(b) Yes
(i) 75 licences issued
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 3785.
Aboriginal Policy Coordination Unit
Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 3772.
Western Power
(a) Yes, Western Power operates firewall software both at the perimeter of the enterprise and on each desktop
(i) 5018 licenses have been issued.
(ii) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) devices cannot run firewall or anti-virus but are protected by Network firewalls.
(A) No, these systems do not manage Cabinet, customer, commercial or sensitive information
(b) Yes
(i) 5018 licenses have been issued.
(ii) Yes, several SCADA devices cannot run anti-virus but are protected by Network firewalls.
(A) No, these systems do not manage Cabinet, customer, commercial or sensitive information
Synergy
(a) Yes
(i) 2,500 approximately
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
(b) Yes
(i) 2,300
(ii) Yes, Linux Operating System
(A) No
Horizon Power
(a) Yes
(i) 10 Cisco Licenses that protect the entire Horizon environment
(ii) No
(A) Not Applicable
(b) Yes
(i) 1000
(ii) No
(A) Not Applicable
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a-b) Please refer to the Department of Finance’s response to this question as GESB’s internal network systems are controlled and managed by the Department of Finance.
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund
(a) Yes
(i) Networking devices and total 7 desktop/laptops protected by a hardware edge firewall
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
(b)(i) All desktop/laptops (7 in total) are protected
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) Yes.
(i) 880 network systems, computers and devices.
(ii) No.
(A) Not applicable.
(b) Yes.
(i) 880 network systems, computers and devices.
(ii) No.
(A) Not applicable.
Office of the Auditor General
(a) Yes (i) 249 (ii) No (A) Not applicable
(b) Yes (i) 228 (ii) No (A) Not applicable
(a-b) The Department of Finance provide Treasury’s enterprise security service under a service level agreement. Treasury’s information will be contained within the Department of Finance response.
Department of Finance
(a) Yes
(i) One enterprise licence.
(ii) No.
(A) Not applicable
(b) Yes
(i) One enterprise licence, 3,000 end point licences.
(ii) No.
(A) Not applicable
Western Australia Treasury Corporation
(a) Yes
(i) 121 network systems, computers and devices
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
(b) Yes
(i) 160 licences of Micro Trend Anti Virus
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
Economic Regulation Authority
(a) No
(i-ii) Not applicable
(A) Not applicable
(b) Yes
(i) 75 licences issued
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 3785.
Aboriginal Policy Coordination Unit
Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 3772.
Western Power
(a) Yes, Western Power operates firewall software both at the perimeter of the enterprise and on each desktop
(i) 5018 licenses have been issued.
(ii) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) devices cannot run firewall or anti-virus but are protected by Network firewalls.
(A) No, these systems do not manage Cabinet, customer, commercial or sensitive information
(b) Yes
(i) 5018 licenses have been issued.
(ii) Yes, several SCADA devices cannot run anti-virus but are protected by Network firewalls.
(A) No, these systems do not manage Cabinet, customer, commercial or sensitive information
Synergy
(a) Yes
(i) 2,500 approximately
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
(b) Yes
(i) 2,300
(ii) Yes, Linux Operating System
(A) No
Horizon Power
(a) Yes
(i) 10 Cisco Licenses that protect the entire Horizon environment
(ii) No
(A) Not Applicable
(b) Yes
(i) 1000
(ii) No
(A) Not Applicable
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a-b) Please refer to the Department of Finance’s response to this question as GESB’s internal network systems are controlled and managed by the Department of Finance.
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund
(a) Yes
(i) Networking devices and total 7 desktop/laptops protected by a hardware edge firewall
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
(b)(i) All desktop/laptops (7 in total) are protected
(ii) No
(A) Not applicable
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) Yes.
(i) 880 network systems, computers and devices.
(ii) No.
(A) Not applicable.
(b) Yes.
(i) 880 network systems, computers and devices.
(ii) No.
(A) Not applicable.
Office of the Auditor General
(a) Yes (i) 249 (ii) No (A) Not applicable
(b) Yes (i) 228 (ii) No (A) Not applicable
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