The decision to remove the ‘Sovereign Certified’ status from the Commonwealth’s Hosting Certification Framework should be referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Federal Police to investigate possible foreign interference.
Local provider Vault Cloud said in a submission to the Australian Cyber Security Strategy discussion paper that the first draft of the framework had a status called ‘Sovereign Certified’ as the highest-level cybersecurity classification. But the ‘Sovereign Certified’ status was subsequently removed and replaced by a ‘Strategic Certified’ as the highest-level classification.
It is a seemingly small distinction, but one that could redirect potentially billions of dollars in government cloud spending in the coming years.
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