❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding attempted cyber attacks on various government departments and agencies between March 2017 and August 2018. Responses vary, with some agencies reporting millions of attempts, while others report none or lack the data to determine the source or success of attacks.
AnsweredQoN 3686Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2018
Member
Portfolio
Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science
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
30 October 2018
Responded by
Minister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science
Response time
18 days
Aqwest (a) No successful identified attacks; Aqwest only logs identified successful intrusions. (i) – (iii) Not applicable. (b) No successful identified attacks; Aqwest only logs identified successful intrusions. (i) – (iii) Not applicable. (c) No successful identified attacks; Aqwest only logs identified successful intrusions. (i) – (iii) Not applicable.
Busselton Water (a) - (iii) Nil. Not applicable (b) 1 094 237 attempted cyber intrusions have been identified since March 17 (i) Not able to be determined (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil and no (c) Data is not available for these external devices as they are not are connected to the Busselton Water Network (i) - (iii) Not applicable
ChemCentre (a) 1 (i) Not applicable (ii) Not applicable (iii) Nil (b) Estimated 33.5 million attempts since 11 March 2017 (i) Not able to be determined (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil (a) Nil (i) Not able to be determined (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil
Department of Fisheries (a)-(c) The Department does not have system logs for the period of March 2017 to June 2017, as the Department only retains system logs for between 30 to 90 days
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3675
Department of Water (a) Nil (i) – (iii) Not Applicable (b) 92 500 (Estimated) (i) – (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil (c) Internet enabled devices connected to the Department’s network are included in (b). (i) – (ii) Not able to be determined. (iii) Nil
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (a) Nil (i) – (iii) Not Applicable (b) 340 833 (Estimated) (i) – (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil (c) Internet enabled devices connected to the Department’s network are included in (b) (i) – (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil
Forest Products Commission (a) – (c) Nil. Not applicable
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670
Office of Digital Government (a)(i)-(iii) For the period 11 March 2017 to 30 June 2018, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3680. For the period 1 July 2018 to 14 August 2018, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670 (b) Approximately 7,420 attempted cyber-attacks on the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer website and the ‘wa.gov.au’ website. (b)(i) - (iii) Not able to be determined (c)(i)-(iii) For the period 11 March 2017 to 30 June 2018, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3680. For the period 1 July 2018 to 14 August 2018, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670
Water Corporation (a)(i)-(iii) Nil. Not applicable (b) 157 (i)-(ii) Not able to be determined (iii) None (c)(i)-(iii) Nil. Not applicable
Busselton Water (a) - (iii) Nil. Not applicable (b) 1 094 237 attempted cyber intrusions have been identified since March 17 (i) Not able to be determined (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil and no (c) Data is not available for these external devices as they are not are connected to the Busselton Water Network (i) - (iii) Not applicable
ChemCentre (a) 1 (i) Not applicable (ii) Not applicable (iii) Nil (b) Estimated 33.5 million attempts since 11 March 2017 (i) Not able to be determined (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil (a) Nil (i) Not able to be determined (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil
Department of Fisheries (a)-(c) The Department does not have system logs for the period of March 2017 to June 2017, as the Department only retains system logs for between 30 to 90 days
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3675
Department of Water (a) Nil (i) – (iii) Not Applicable (b) 92 500 (Estimated) (i) – (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil (c) Internet enabled devices connected to the Department’s network are included in (b). (i) – (ii) Not able to be determined. (iii) Nil
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (a) Nil (i) – (iii) Not Applicable (b) 340 833 (Estimated) (i) – (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil (c) Internet enabled devices connected to the Department’s network are included in (b) (i) – (ii) Not able to be determined (iii) Nil
Forest Products Commission (a) – (c) Nil. Not applicable
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670
Office of Digital Government (a)(i)-(iii) For the period 11 March 2017 to 30 June 2018, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3680. For the period 1 July 2018 to 14 August 2018, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670 (b) Approximately 7,420 attempted cyber-attacks on the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer website and the ‘wa.gov.au’ website. (b)(i) - (iii) Not able to be determined (c)(i)-(iii) For the period 11 March 2017 to 30 June 2018, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3680. For the period 1 July 2018 to 14 August 2018, please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3670
Water Corporation (a)(i)-(iii) Nil. Not applicable (b) 157 (i)-(ii) Not able to be determined (iii) None (c)(i)-(iii) Nil. Not applicable
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