"The Queensland government's 57 percent use of this outdated and relatively insecure web browser contrasts with browser use in Australia, where IE6 represents less than 1 percent of browser usage."
With these vulnerabilities being a potential opening for attackers to exploit, the audit also examined networks for suspicious activity.
It found that many government networks are "under constant attack", "contain some computers that are compromised", and "are involved in attacks against other systems".
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