Hon Steve Martin asks about the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's cyber risk profile, assessment frequency, and instances of high-risk ratings. The Department declines to answer, citing security concerns.

AnsweredQoN 618Legislative Council
Asked
17 September 2025
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food

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I refer to cyber risk profiles, and I ask: (a) what is the Department's current cyber risk profile; (b) when was the result in (a) most recently assessed; (c) has the Department, either before or after the machinery of government changes, received a "high", "very high", or similar within the last two years; and (d) if yes to (c), for each instance, when?

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Answered
21 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
5 days
(a) – (d) The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development manages cyber risks in accordance with the WA Government CyberSecurity Policy.
Publicly disclosing agency cyber security risk profiles can increase the risk of vulnerability to malicious threat actors and attacks. Providing the information requested in a public domain poses a high risk to the confidentiality and integrity of the department’s information system.

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