http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/fitzgibbon-stays-mum-on-security-accessing-of-computer-20090402-9l5j.html By Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie Brisbane Times April 2, 2009 DEFENCE Minister Joel Fitzgibbon and his department are refusing to disclose whether the Defence Signals Directorate has ever accessed the minister's computer to protect it against hackers. Their silence comes amid an investigation by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Ian Carnell, into allegations that DSD officers improperly accessed Mr Fitzgibbon's computer as part of a covert inquiry into his relationship with Chinese-Australian businesswoman Helen Liu. Former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer has said it was routine for DSD to access senior ministers' computers to set up secure communications systems to stop potential hackers, which include the intelligence agencies of other countries such as China. "I don't doubt for a minute, with the current Defence Minister, that DSD would be working to make sure that his laptop couldn't be penetrated," Mr Downer told ABC TV last week. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Fri Apr 03 2009 - 05:22:05 PDT
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