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The Local Government Cyber Security Pilot Project received funding of $946,000 in this year’s State Budget to explore innovative ways to boost local governments’ capacity to address the complex and evolving nature of cyber security threats.

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is partnering with the Office Of Digital Government (DGov) to deliver a 2-year pilot program that will help smaller local governments learn how to better prevent and manage cyber security risks.

Initially Class 3 and 4 local governments will be invited to participate in the pilot program, working closely with DLGSC and DGov to analyse cyber security issues and what actions should be taken to address them.

Selected local governments will receive a letter of invitation with further information on how the project will work, the benefits of the program, and requirements for participants.

Staff capacity and skills or knowledge will also be boosted through in-person training and support for local governments during the project.

The Cyber Security Pilot Project will also see new online training and information resources developed for all local governments and published on the DLGSC website.

We’ll be sharing more information in future LG alert updates or you can email lg-cybersecurity@dlgsc.wa.gov.au to request more information about the project.