Data and information are critical to government operations and as agencies we need to ensure the public can trust us to protect their information.
Technology is essential for delivering modern government services – but technology projects can be complex and costly to deliver.
Most organisations appreciate the importance of data and analysis to effective, evidence-based decision making.
Cyber security risks represent one of the most significant threats to all organisations, with attacks increasing in intensity and frequency.
Legacy systems are the outdated technologies, hardware or software that organisations use even though they cannot be effectively maintained and no longer remain secure.
In its most recent Annual Cyber Threat Report (2021), the Australian Cyber Security Centre reported a 13 per cent increase in cybercrime reports over the previous year, with no sector of the Australian economy immune to the impact.
Ransomware attacks are among today’s most significant organisational threats. They aim to lock organisations out of their systems and files (usually through encryption).
Implementing a new information and communication technology (ICT) system can be challenging. Such projects are often expensive in time, skill or monetary cost, and it is therefore imperative to plan well from their outset.
It goes without saying that protecting important information assets with secure systems is critical to Queensland’s economic and security interests.
The hot topic for this financial year appears to be the implications of the IFRS Interpretations Committee’s (IFRIC’s) agenda decision Configuration or Customisation Costs in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (April 2021)1.