ABS and IBM grilled over Census webpage shutdown

Kerry Purcell IBM Managing Director

Kerry Purcell IBM Managing Director Source: AAP

Millions of Australians could not fill out the Census form online on the night of the Census because of a cyber attack. The ABS and computer company IBM have had to answer questions at a Senate Inquiry.


O loo fetosoa'i faapautolo e loi tuuaiga i le va o le malo ma le ituagai i le faafitauli na tulai mai i le po o le tusiga igoa lea na le mafai ai e le faitau miliona o tagata i le atunuu ona faatumu le pepa o le tusiga igoa.

 

I se suesuega a se Komiti o le Senate, na talia ai e le ofisa o fuainumera faamaumauina, le Australian Bureau of Statistics, ma le kamupani computer le I-B-M lo latou faatamala na mafua ai le faafitauli ina ua osofaia le upega tafailagi ma le itulau a le tusiga igoa.

 

Na faaalia e Andrew Leigh i se talanoaga ma le ABC, ua manino le faatamala o le minista na gafa ma le tusiga igoa.

 

E $30 miliona na gau ina ua pe le website ma le faitau miliona o tagata na maumau o latou taimi e taumafai ona faatumu le tusiga igoa.............

 

LEIGH

"This was first time where, by default, Australians were expected to go online and fill out the census and ministers don't appear to have taken any responsibility there for making sure that that went well, that the inevitable denial of service attacks that everyone knew would come were buffeted away and appropriate systems put in place."

 






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