Hon Steve Martin asks about WA Health's cyber risk profile, assessment dates, and instances of high-risk ratings in the past two years. The Department of Health declines to answer, citing security concerns.

AnsweredQoN 620Legislative Council
Asked
17 September 2025
Portfolio
Health; Mental Health

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to cyber risk profiles, and I ask: (a) what is the Department of Health's (WA Health'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?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
21 October 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health; Mental Health
Response time
5 days
(a)-(d) The Department of Health manages cyber risks in accordance with the WA Government Cyber Security 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.

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more