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❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice inquires about cybersecurity spending and incidents within the Minister's portfolio responsibilities. The response indicates that while some agencies experienced virus detections, the anti-virus software effectively quarantined and removed them, preventing system downtime or data breaches.

AnsweredQoN 552Legislative Assembly

Asked

25 May 2017

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Transport; Planning; Lands

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In respect of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities for departments, agencies or publicly owned corporations: (a) how much money was spent on anti-virus, network security, firewall or anti-malware software in the last financial year; (b) from 17 March 2017 to 19 May 2017, have there been any reported instances of: (i) Viruses: (A) if so, what systems were affected, for how long and was there any downtime (in hours) for each system; (ii) Malware: (A) if so, what systems were affected, for how long and was there any downtime (in hours) for each system; (iii) Cyber-attack: (A) if so, what systems were affected, for how long and was there any downtime (in hours) for each system; and (B) was this attack reported to the WA or Australian Federal Police? If not, why not; (iv) DNS attack: (A) if so, what systems or websites were affected, for how long and was there any downtime (in hours) for each system; and (B) was this attack reported to the WA or Australian Federal Police? If not, why not; (v) Infected websites: (A) if so, what websites were infected / hacked, for how long and was there any downtime (in hours) for each system; (c) From 17 March 2017 to 19 May 2017 have any network files been illegally accessed by external individuals or organisations: (i) if so, what files were illegally accessed and when; (ii) if so, were the WA Police or Australian Federal Police informed of this illegal access; and (iii) if not, why not?

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Answered

27 June 2017

Responded by

Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands

Response time

7 days

Department of Lands:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Department of Planning:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Department of Transport:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Public Transport Authority:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) Yes.
(i)-(v) No systems were affected as the anti-virus software quarantined and removed the virus.
(c) No.
Main Roads Western Australia:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) Yes.
(i)-(v) No systems were affected as the anti-virus software quarantined and removed the virus.
(c) No.
Fremantle Ports Authority:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Mid West Ports Authority:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Southern Ports Authority:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Kimberley Ports Authority:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Pilbara Ports Authority:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Landcorp:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Landgate:
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) Please refer to clause a) of Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 549.
(b) No.
(c) No.

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