Many Victorian public agencies now use the Internet to improve community access to information and to offer their customers. Also continued to grow their use of the Internet for internal purposes. How does it, takes also the need to provide effective Internet security on a reliable and trouble-free environment for users and to safeguard the Agency data.
This guide and supporting check list serves as a practical resource for chief information officers, business managers, information to evaluate technology staff and audit committees, and improve their agency Internet security methods.
The Guide contains the most important issues that must be considered when assessing the effectiveness of security through an Internet System. It provides a starting point for a planned and structured approach to "Summary" level to such reviews. As agencies have their own special requirements and procedures, they should consult get details more information about the special requirements of their specific systems manufacturers, regulatory, and security organizations.
This guide has been of the Victorian Auditor-General's Office, drawing on work during the last test checks by Internet security management of Victorian public agencies developed. Selected ministries and other authorities were consulted during its development.
In the production of the Guide, we want all Victorian public agencies, including the local government councils which best address aware Internet security threats and risks. These practices should part of the wider security of agency information systems, information technology (IT), make the internal and external security threats and risks should be taken into account.