The Vulnerability assessment and penetration tests reviews were conducted as follows at the Department of Home Affairs:
a) Exact dates
(i) Internal assessments
Internal Audit conducted internal assessment in 2021/2022 financial year and the report was issued on 23 February 2022.
(i) External assessments
Internal Audit conducted external assessment in 2020/2021 financial year and the report was issued on 07 December 2020 and also conducted internal and external assessments in 2022/2023 financial year and report was issued on 24 July 2023.
The outcomes of the assessments and tests contains sensitive information which can compromise IT security architecture and can lead to cyber-attacks because it details actions taken in different environments.
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