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The NSW local government sector is bringing together people from the industry to discuss ways to strengthen its cyber security.
Cyber Security NSW chief cyber security officer Tony Chapman announced that leaders of the public and private sectors, as well as education, would be invited to participate in roundtables to discuss ways the local government can bolster its cyber security.
“On top of continuing to expand its provision of both all-of-government and entity-specific cyber security initiatives and services, Cyber Security NSW has several key projects underway to support a cyber secure NSW government,” said Chapman in Cyber Security NSW’s 2023 year in review.
“Planning is underway for roundtables that will bring cyber security experts and leaders from the public, private and academic sectors together to discuss and develop potential solutions to common challenges.
“These will focus on the themes of building community awareness, the nexus between security and privacy and uplifting cyber security across the local government sector.”
The NSW government has been called out for lacking appropriate cyber security measures multiple times following audits in 2021 and 2023, as reported by ITNews, and again in 2024.
In its year in review 2023, Cyber Security NSW outlined its accomplishments for the year, which include expanding vulnerability detection and identification, fostering sector development, and adapting to artificial intelligence by providing cyber security awareness to those who may be targets of AI-powered cyber attacks and releasing a generative AI end-user guidance document.
It also established tailored services for different departments and agencies, such as the NSW Electoral Commission.
“We assisted the NSW Electoral Commission through state elections, with tailored education and proactive threat intelligence in the lead-up to the 2023 state elections, as well as increased intelligence coverage and monitoring on the weekend of the election,” it said.
Alongside the roundtables, Cyber Security NSW has a number of plans to bolster its cyber security for the future.
“For instance, Cyber Security NSW will continue to develop its budget assurance function to better enable it to advise on assurance and prioritisation of NSW government cyber security budget bids and develop a potential all-of-government approach to drive consistency in cyber security funding requests,” added Chapman.
“This year, we will also update the NSW Cyber Security Strategy to have a greater focus on government resiliency.”
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