SECURITY SOLUTIONS
MACQUARIE GOVERNMENT RENEWS CYBERSECURITY CONTRACT WITH AUSTRALIAN TAX OFFICE
Macquarie Government , part of Macquarie Telecom Group , has announced it has renewed and extended its agreement with the Australian Taxation Office ( ATO ) to provide a range of data and cybersecurity services . It will see the ATO continue to leverage services , including Macquarie ’ s Secure Internet Gateway ( SIG ), 24x7x365 Security Operations Centre ( SOC ), sovereign data centre , hyperconverged infrastructure and cloud services .
These services support the secure management of the connection between the ATO ’ s IT environment and the Internet and protect the financial , personal and other sensitive data of Australian organisations and citizens .
Since the initial agreement was signed in 2019 , Macquarie has facilitated the migration of SIG services as well as supported the ATO ’ s IT and security teams in relation to SIG services . This support includes monitoring digital events on the ATO ’ s SIG and triage of targeted attacks by Macquarie ’ s SOC .
For the ATO , Macquarie ’ s SOC provides a full inspection of Internet traffic flows , content and images to meet ATO policies , the Government ’ s Protective Security Policy Framework ( PSPF ) and Information Security Manual ( ISM ) controls .
In December 2022 , Macquarie Government – Australia ’ s government cybersecurity specialist – also became one of the first companies in Australia to have both its cloud and data centre services ‘ Certified Strategic ’ by the Digital Transformation Agency ( DTA ).
Macquarie Government provides SIG and other cybersecurity services to approximately 42 % of the Federal Government – based on staff headcount .
“ We ’ re proud to play a key role in keeping one of Australia ’ s most fundamental government agencies secure , at a time when Australians are looking for greater assurance their critical government data and the institutions that store and protect it are fully secure ,” said Aidan Tudehope , Managing Director , Macquarie Government .
In growing its government cybersecurity capabilities , Macquarie Government has continued to invest in its infrastructure and service capabilities , including a significant focus on recruitment . The company now has more than 220 security-cleared engineers servicing its clients . It is driving service innovation through the provision of virtual services gateways , enhanced cybersecurity tools and Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) frameworks .
Macquarie Government has also significantly expanded its sovereign data centre campus in Canberra , opening the AUD $ 17 million Intellicentre 5 data centre in 2021 . � www . intelligentfin . tech
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