Case Study Local and state governments are now big targets for cybercrime. Recently, the Australian Signals Directorate has responded to 1097 “cyber incidents” over the last three years affecting both unclassified and classified government networks. Councils are under attack and it’s easy to see why. Credit card details, ratepayer information, business and development proposals all sit on their networks – and they all need to be protected. Without a layered cyber defence, councils can risk devastating impacts on local service delivery, loss of trust and big regulatory fines for any failure to secure personal data of residents. Moorabool Council’s ICT manager Lalitha Koya faces this growing threat landscape every day. Moorabool Shire is a fast-growing semirural municipali

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