ACS chairman Kumar Parakala said they are pleased that the government has taken on the organisation’s recommendations and has called for a whole-of- government e-security review, “as this will build a level of confidence with consumers & the business community to conduct business online”.
He said that recent ABS figures indicate that although 86 per cent of all businesses had access to the internet during the year ended 30 June 2007, only 40 per cent had placed orders via the web during 2006-07.
“We need to ensure the utmost confidence of all business and consumers conducting business online. Huge productivity gains for the community and business will be lost without proper investment into establishing a national framework that reflects contemporary communication modes and contemporary work environments,” Parakala said.
The ACS submission will include calls for adopting an auditing system for random employee email checks, as well as alert and logbook systems. They are also calling for the implementation of a contemporary e-security framework, which is in line with a work life balance.