20 cases of misuse and inappropriate content<\/a> as part of the ongoing audit of staff use of police devices.<\/p>\n“Employment processes are underway in some of these cases while others are still at the preliminary stages of investigation.<\/p>\n
“We can assure the public appropriate action will be taken in every case and cannot rule out charges if the Solicitor General’s guidelines for prosecution are met.<\/p>\n
“We are unable to comment further while these processes take their course.”<\/p>\n
Police Commissioner says new graduates shouldn\u2019t let the case \u201cdistract\u201d them from their important work. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n
Rogers earlier confirmed a police officer had been stood down from duty for “inappropriate content on a police device”.<\/p>\n
“The officer is under employment investigation for serious misconduct, relating to inappropriate, but not objectionable, material on a police-issued device. The alleged misconduct was uncovered through following recent audits of staff internet usage.”<\/p>\n
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers earlier said the misconduct being investigated was uncovered as a result of the new monitoring measures introduced following the rapid review of the settings for police devices, launched after McSkimming’s resignation.<\/p>\n
“I sought that review because of my concern that such conduct was not being detected. This offers some reassurance that we now have the necessary tools to detect potentially inappropriate behaviour.”<\/p>\n
Mark Mitchell later walked back a comment he made about a “corrupt police executive” following the interview. (Source: Q and A)<\/p>\n
The investigation into McSkimming led to concerns that staff could bypass internal controls and “exploit vulnerabilities to access inappropriate content”.<\/p>\n
The concerns prompted Chambers to order a “rapid review” of police’s information security (INFOSEC) controls to ensure police had sufficiently strong controls to prevent or detect the misuse of police technology and equipment for non-work-related purposes.<\/p>\n
A summary of the review said the main risks were; weaknesses in technology configuration, lack of visibility over user activity and gaps in governance.<\/p>\n
The report included key findings and recommendations in relation to each of the risks.<\/p>\n
There was “inconsistent application” of internet access policies across different workgroups as well as a “lack of robust filtering mechanisms” to consistently prevent access to unauthorised websites.<\/p>\n
The review also found there was “insufficient monitoring of internet usage to detect and respond to potential security threats and inappropriate usage”.<\/p>\n
Other findings included unmanaged devices being used for operational activities and inadequate monitoring of user activity and network traffic.<\/p>\n
There was an absence of centralised logging and analysis tools to detect anomalies and potential issues and “insufficient resources allocated to continuous monitoring and incident response”.<\/p>\n
The review also said there was a lack of “clear governance structures and accountability” for INFOSEC controls, with “inconsistent enforcement” of security policies and procedures.<\/p>\n
The report called for “improved oversight and coordination among different workgroups”.<\/p>\n
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