❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting information on attempted cyber attacks on various government departments, agencies, and boards within the Minister's portfolio responsibilities. The response indicates varying levels of attempted attacks across different entities, with some unable to determine the origin of the attacks.
AnsweredQoN 3681Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2018
Member
Portfolio
Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
QuestionView source ↗
For all departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards within the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities I ask since 11 March 2017: (a) How many attempted cyber attacks have there been on internal network systems and if any: (i) How many of these were conducted by a non-state foreign actor; (ii) How many of these were conducted by a nation-state foreign actor; and (iii) How many were successful and was any material containing Cabinet or customer related detail compromised; (b) How many attempted cyber attacks have there been on external network systems or websites and if any: (i) How many of these were conducted by a non-state foreign actor; (ii) How many of these were conducted by a nation-state foreign actor; and (iii) How many were successful and was any material containing Cabinet or customer related detail compromised; and (c) How many attempted cyber attacks have there been on any internet enabled devices (i.e. iPhones, iPads etc.) and if any: (i) How many of these were conducted by a non-state foreign actor; (ii) How many of these were conducted by a nation-state foreign actor; and (iii) How many were successful and was any material containing Cabinet related detail compromised?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Response time
9 days
Tourism Portfolio
Tourism Western Australia
11 March 2017- 30 June 2017
(a) to (c) Nil
July 2017 - Current
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670
Rottnest Island Authority
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3673
Racing and Gaming Portfolio
For the Racing, Gaming and Liquor Division of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3677
Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA)
(a) Nil
(i) to (iii) Not applicable
(b) 23
(i) Nil
(ii) Nil
(iii) Nil
(c) Nil
(i) to (iii) Not applicable
Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association (WAGRA)
(a) One
(i) Unable to determine given the nature of the attack.
(ii) Unable to determine given the nature of the attack.
(iii) Nil, the attack was prevented before the workstation could be compromised.
(b) Approximately 15 per day (TCP/RST flood type events detected per day on each DNS advertised site. No high risk/directed attacks detected within timeframe of held log files.
(i) Approximately half of the detected flood events originate from foreign IP addresses. There is no practical way to determine whether these are state or non-state actors.
(ii) Approximately half of the detected flood events originate from foreign IP addresses. There is no practical way to determine whether these are state or non-state actors.
(iii) Nil
(c) Nil
(i) Not applicable.
(ii) Not applicable.
(iii) Not applicable.
Burswood Park Board (BPB)
(a) to (c) Nil
Small Business Portfolio
Small Business Development Corporation
(a- c) Nil
(i-iii) Not applicable.
Defence Issues Portfolio
11 March 2017- 30 June 2017
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3682
July 2017 - Current
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670
Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Portfolio
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3677
Tourism Western Australia
11 March 2017- 30 June 2017
(a) to (c) Nil
July 2017 - Current
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670
Rottnest Island Authority
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3673
Racing and Gaming Portfolio
For the Racing, Gaming and Liquor Division of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3677
Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA)
(a) Nil
(i) to (iii) Not applicable
(b) 23
(i) Nil
(ii) Nil
(iii) Nil
(c) Nil
(i) to (iii) Not applicable
Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association (WAGRA)
(a) One
(i) Unable to determine given the nature of the attack.
(ii) Unable to determine given the nature of the attack.
(iii) Nil, the attack was prevented before the workstation could be compromised.
(b) Approximately 15 per day (TCP/RST flood type events detected per day on each DNS advertised site. No high risk/directed attacks detected within timeframe of held log files.
(i) Approximately half of the detected flood events originate from foreign IP addresses. There is no practical way to determine whether these are state or non-state actors.
(ii) Approximately half of the detected flood events originate from foreign IP addresses. There is no practical way to determine whether these are state or non-state actors.
(iii) Nil
(c) Nil
(i) Not applicable.
(ii) Not applicable.
(iii) Not applicable.
Burswood Park Board (BPB)
(a) to (c) Nil
Small Business Portfolio
Small Business Development Corporation
(a- c) Nil
(i-iii) Not applicable.
Defence Issues Portfolio
11 March 2017- 30 June 2017
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3682
July 2017 - Current
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670
Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Portfolio
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3677
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