Intro
LG Alert
The Auditor General assessed 45 local governments, tabling the Information Systems Audit Report 2022 – Local Government Entities in Parliament on 28 June 2022. This followed the Cyber Security in Local Government performance audit report which was tabled on 24 November 2021.
These audit reports highlight how inadequate and/or insufficient controls can potentially result in system breaches, the compromising of sensitive and confidential information and financial loss. In particular, recent public cyber security threats require a proactive approach to security and the implementation of controls to protect valuable information and systems.
Six key issues identified in the report are:
All local governments need to ensure they have policies and procedures that address ‘guiding principles’ of the better practice principles to manage cyber security risks the Auditor General identified in Appendix 1 of the Cyber Security in Local Government report.
Action plans addressing significant matters related to the local government must be submitted to the Minister for Local Government and published on the local government’s website.
The action plan must address the points above, as they relate to the local government in question.
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