https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-s-defence-department-was-badly-exposed-to-china-s-hackers-20181129-p50j48.html
By Nick McKenzie & Angus Grigg
The Sydney Morning Herald
29 November 2018
The Australian defence department left itself badly exposed to cyber
attacks due to the poor security practices of its contractors, according
to a highly classified review by former federal police chief Mick Keelty.
In the 18 months since the review was completed, top military officials
have scrambled to harden cyber security across the extended Defence
network, after intelligence agencies indicated state-sponsored hackers
mainly from China were penetrating the department using holes in its IT
systems.
The hackers are understood to have used procurement interfaces and email
contact between contractors and department officials as a back door to
enter Defence's systems.
Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton has confirmed the effort to improve
cyber infrastructure, revealing the Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation had been tasked with helping Defence contractors improve
security and combat intrusions.
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