❓ A WA parliamentary question sought information on WannaCry ransomware infections within the Department of Agriculture and Food and the Department of Regional Development. The answer indicated no instances were detected in either department or associated regional networks.
AnsweredQoN 61Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 May 2017
Member
Portfolio
Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
QuestionView source ↗
In respect of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities for departments, agencies, boards or publicly owned corporations: (a) how many computers were infected with the ransomware program called 'WannaCry': (i) was any payment made to decrypt any computers as per the ransom; (ii) why were the infected machines not patched to prevent this from occurring; and (iii) what actions have been taken since the infection to prevent this from occurring again in the future?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 June 2017
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
8 days
Department of Agriculture and Food
(a) Nil instances detected on the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia Network.
(i-iii) N/A
Department of Regional Development
(a) Nil instances detected on the Department of Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commission networks
(i-iii) N/A
(a) Nil instances detected on the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia Network.
(i-iii) N/A
Department of Regional Development
(a) Nil instances detected on the Department of Regional Development and the nine Regional Development Commission networks
(i-iii) N/A
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