How WikiLeaks Highlights the e-Government Cyber Security Challenge

Governments across the world are reviewing information technology protection strategies as more sensational insights in the latest WikiLeaks' scandal continue to be revealed. In 2010, the Australian government released a framework to establish an appropriate security culture in government agencies, and not before time. A recent study of a New South Wales' state government information systems initiative that ran for more than a decade exposes how major departments – often responsible for highly sensitive information – struggle to keep it under wraps. Security efforts were found to be under-resourced, poorly structured and patchy in the rollout. Australian School of Business researchers say there's plenty of room for improvement.