Statement - Global Switch Ultimo
16 February 2021
Defence has migrated its most sensitive data to a purpose built data centre.
Consistent with the Whole-of-Government Hosting Strategy, data migrations of Defence's sensitive ICT data and assets was completed ahead of schedule and under budget prior to the expiration of the original Global Switch Ultimo lease in September 2020.
Defence is now progressing work, consistent with this strategy to migrate less sensitive and unclassified data assets to an alternate data centre.
Despite the ABC's assertion, Defence has and will continue to retain full operational control of its data halls within the Ultimo data centre.
Defence has strict security arrangements in place including 24/7 Defence security presence, remote CCTV monitoring and regular security audits.
The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has in place strict foreign investment conditions on the operations and security of Global Switch since the initial transaction.
The FIRB's compliance team monitors Global Switch's adherence to the FIRB conditions on an ongoing basis.
This assures Defence of the security of its assets and data holding as we complete an orderly migration of the remaining Defence ICT assets by 2025.
Media contacts
Issued by Ministerial and Executive Coordination and Communication,
Department of Defence,
Canberra, ACT
Email: media@defence.gov.au
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