Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade a 'sitting duck' for cyberattacks after $33m cloud IT flop

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade a 'sitting duck' for cyberattacks after $33m cloud IT flop
Foreign minister Winston Peters has promised the $33 million cloud project will get no extra money. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
According to industry and government sources who have expressed concern about the situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is more vulnerable to cyberattacks after the failed rollout of a $33 million cloud project.Several sources within the IT industry and government have told BusinessDesk many of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (Mfat) computer systems are not being properly monitored, and a substantial number of cybersecurity personnel have been let go from Mfat in recent weeks after a PwC report critical of the m...

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