❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice sought information on the use of third-party firewall and anti-virus software across various departments and agencies within the Transport, Planning, and Lands portfolios. The responses detail the extent of protection and any vulnerabilities.
AnsweredQoN 3785Legislative Assembly
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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?
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Answered
19 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
10 days
Department of Transport
(a) Yes
(i) 2,550 PCs, laptops and tablets and 699 Wintel servers
(ii) Yes, 295 mobile devices protected by MobileIron MDM
(A) Corporate email, protected by encryption and managed by MobileIron MDM
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) Yes
(i) The entire network system, approximately 2,600 PCs and 1,600 servers, is protected by two highly available enterprise class firewall appliances that provide traditional firewall capability as well as application control and intrusion detection.
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) The entire network system, approximately 2,600 PCs and 1,600 servers
(ii) No
Public Transport Authority
(a) The Public Transport Authority (PTA) operates hardware firewall applications on all if its 2,346 PCs and servers, not third party firewall software
(b) Yes
(i) On all of PTA’s 2,346 PCs and servers
(ii) No
Fremantle Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) 748
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 748
(ii) No
Kimberley Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) 65
(ii) 7 iPads
(A) No
(b) Yes
(i) 65
(ii) 7 iPads
(A) No
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) 136 workstations and 45 servers
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 136 workstations and 45 servers
(ii) No
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) Unlimited devices licence and 12 front facing websites
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 450 endpoint licences
(ii) No
Southern Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) 200
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 200
(ii) No
Landcorp
(a) Yes
(i) 1 network system and 250 devices
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 1 network system and 250 devices
(ii) No
Landgate
(a) Yes
(i) 835 end user workstations and 550 servers
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 835 end user workstations and 550 servers
(ii) No
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) The MRA has firewall appliances and/or utilises operating system firewalls (proprietary firewall appliances).
(b) Yes
(i) 177
(ii) 1 Surface Pro currently being remedied and 2 Ruckus wifi appliance servers managed by a third party provider.
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and Western Australian Planning Commission
(a) Yes
(i) All networks, computers and devices are protected.
(ii) No
(b) The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage uses Windows Defender as the anti-virus software on all of its computers and laptop devices. This product comes pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows operating system and is not classed as a third party application. Similarly, all cellular devices and tablets are protected by software incorporated into the operating system which is not considered to be third party software.
(a) Yes
(i) 2,550 PCs, laptops and tablets and 699 Wintel servers
(ii) Yes, 295 mobile devices protected by MobileIron MDM
(A) Corporate email, protected by encryption and managed by MobileIron MDM
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) Yes
(i) The entire network system, approximately 2,600 PCs and 1,600 servers, is protected by two highly available enterprise class firewall appliances that provide traditional firewall capability as well as application control and intrusion detection.
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) The entire network system, approximately 2,600 PCs and 1,600 servers
(ii) No
Public Transport Authority
(a) The Public Transport Authority (PTA) operates hardware firewall applications on all if its 2,346 PCs and servers, not third party firewall software
(b) Yes
(i) On all of PTA’s 2,346 PCs and servers
(ii) No
Fremantle Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) 748
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 748
(ii) No
Kimberley Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) 65
(ii) 7 iPads
(A) No
(b) Yes
(i) 65
(ii) 7 iPads
(A) No
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) 136 workstations and 45 servers
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 136 workstations and 45 servers
(ii) No
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) Unlimited devices licence and 12 front facing websites
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 450 endpoint licences
(ii) No
Southern Ports Authority
(a) Yes
(i) 200
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 200
(ii) No
Landcorp
(a) Yes
(i) 1 network system and 250 devices
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 1 network system and 250 devices
(ii) No
Landgate
(a) Yes
(i) 835 end user workstations and 550 servers
(ii) No
(b) Yes
(i) 835 end user workstations and 550 servers
(ii) No
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) The MRA has firewall appliances and/or utilises operating system firewalls (proprietary firewall appliances).
(b) Yes
(i) 177
(ii) 1 Surface Pro currently being remedied and 2 Ruckus wifi appliance servers managed by a third party provider.
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and Western Australian Planning Commission
(a) Yes
(i) All networks, computers and devices are protected.
(ii) No
(b) The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage uses Windows Defender as the anti-virus software on all of its computers and laptop devices. This product comes pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows operating system and is not classed as a third party application. Similarly, all cellular devices and tablets are protected by software incorporated into the operating system which is not considered to be third party software.
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