A $14 million Canberra security data centre dubbed the ‘Bunker’ by Macquarie Telecom (ASX: MAQ) will be opened in mid-2013 to help protect government Internet gateways. Officially known as Intellicentre 4 (IC4), the facility is the result of the telco and data centre provider’s decision to invest in hosting, network and security for the Australian federal government’s Lead Agency Gateway (LAG) program. The program, which covers all government agencies managed by the Financial Management and Accountability Act of 1997, has a goal of reducing the number of Internet gateways used by agencies from 124 down to eight. This is intended to reduce the risk of cyber attacks against government bodies. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Security, BI critical for Australian CIOs in 2013: Telyste Avoding the data centre property trap SCADA systems in Australia easy target for malware: Security expert Macquarie Telecom won the first gateway contract in October 2012 and signed a five-year agreement with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. According to the vendor’s government and security executive Glen Noble, IC4 will be built to ASIO T4 intruder and Payment Card Industry (PCI) ISO 27001 security standards as well as the Uptime Institute’s Tier III data centre design standards. “Being based in Canberra, the IC4 Bunker marks a dedicated investment in secure hosting for government and one which reaffirms our commitment to be the trusted provider connecting the public sector in Australia to the World Wide Web,” he said in a statement. Noble added that additional infrastructure to support the LAG program will be deployed in the $60 million IC2 Sydney data centre for “increased resiliency and customer access options”. Macquarie Telecom has been contacted for additional information by CIO Australia. Follow Hamish Barwick on Twitter: @HamishBarwick Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Related content feature The dark arts of digital transformation — and how to master them Sometimes IT leaders need a little magic to push digital initiatives forward. Here are five ways to make transformation obstacles disappear. By Dan Tynan Oct 02, 2023 11 mins Business IT Alignment Business IT Alignment Business IT Alignment feature What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success The ever-increasing pace of change has upped the pressure on companies to deliver new products, services, and capabilities. And they’re relying on PMOs to ensure that work gets done consistently, efficiently, and in line with business objective By Mary K. Pratt Oct 02, 2023 8 mins Digital Transformation Project Management Tools IT Leadership opinion The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023 Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but the mice keep getting bigger and are becoming increasingly harder to hunt. By Dipti Parmar Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Cybercrime Security brandpost Should finance organizations bank on Generative AI? Finance and banking organizations are looking at generative AI to support employees and customers across a range of text and numerically-based use cases. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Sep 29, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe