Significant resources including “cyber cops” are needed to patch security holes in the NSW Government’s data management systems, a union has warned.
A cyber attack against Services NSW which compromised 180,000 residents’ personal information in April has prompted Unions NSW to call for changes in how data is handled.
The union will demand more cyber security experts and greater transparency into any data breaches, in a submission expected to be handed to a state inquiry on cybersecurity on Monday.
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“Various agencies within the NSW Government hold significant data about citizens, most notably in respect of our health, education, qualifications, assets and finances and this information has quickly become a valuable resource,” the organisation writes in the submission, seen by NCA NewsWire.
Unions NSW secretary Mark Morey compared the increasing value of personal data to an oil boom, saying in a statement he sees a risk that information about public sector workers could end up being treated like a commodity. He also warned the security…
