http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229400231 By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek March 24, 2011 Government use of Webmail is under fire in Australia, with one government oversight group calling for it to be blocked inside government agencies. That recommendation comes from the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), which recently audited four Australian government agencies to assess the effectiveness of their information security framework, network security management, access management, and equipment security. The audit examined four groups inside the Australian government: the Office of Financial Management, ComSuper (which handles government pensions), Medicare Australia, and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. They served as a representative cross-sample of agencies and their approach to IT, or ICT (information and communication technologies), as it is often known abroad. Interestingly, auditors found that government employees were actively using Webmail accounts such as Gmail and Hotmail. According to the ANAO's report, "Webmail accounts were accessible in one of the audited agencies, and logs showed that some staff were using these accounts on a regular basis." [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Thu Mar 24 2011 - 23:22:10 PDT
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