Australia orders federal agencies to review ageing technology, Guardian reports
Australia’s home affairs department has directed all federal government agencies to assess older technology and plan reductions in legacy systems, The Guardian reports. The newspaper links the directive to a reported Medicare breach involving OpenAI and concerns about attacks by AI agents.
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According to The Guardian, Australia’s home affairs department this week instructed all federal government agencies to review their legacy technology.
The newspaper reports that the directive requires each agency to develop a plan to reduce older systems to a level consistent with the risks it is prepared to accept.
The Guardian places the order in the aftermath of what it describes as an OpenAI-linked Medicare breach. The supplied excerpt does not explain how the reported breach occurred or establish OpenAI’s role.
The report warns that addressing ageing government technology and strengthening protection against future AI-agent attacks could impose substantial costs on taxpayers. The excerpt provides no cost estimate.
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- The Guardian – Worldtheguardian.com
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