The Tasmanian Government continues to investigate a compromise of a contracted third-party file transfer service.
There is still no indication of any data being publicly released.
Minister for Science and Technology, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the Tasmanian Government continues to engage with relevant State and Federal authorities, including the Australian Cyber Security Centre.
“The nature of the information in possession of the third-party contractor at the time of the compromise is part of the current investigations,” she said.
“We are taking swift action to investigate this breach and ascertain if any information has been compromised. We will continue to provide updated information as it becomes available.”
Minister Ogilvie, who this morning attended a Cyber Security Networking Breakfast hosted by TasICT and Telstra, said “the security of government information and the safety of Tasmanians will always be of paramount importance.”
“At this morning’s Cyber Security Networking Breakfast, speakers called on governments and stakeholders to work together to meet the ongoing challenges of cyber security, and that is what our Government is focused on,” she said.
“In the 2020-21 Budget, we increased funding for cyber security to $4.9 million over four years for the Whole of Tasmanian Government Cyber Security Program.”
