Tuesday, May 8, 2018

IRAP Rap

If you want to do business with the Australian government, you'll need to learn about IRAP (the Australian Signals Directorate's InfoSec Registered Assessors Program). IRAP is a compliance regime that is designed to help secure "protected" data.

Like other compliance regimes, it's a non-trivial task to work through.



IRAP Rap


Have you been, have you been to the Land Down Under,
Risk-based rules that'll make you chunder?
Yeah, oh, yeah, I can hear the thunder
Of brains going "POP!" from walkin' to this blunder.

You ask me what I'm doing, why I'm layin' down this rap.
I'm workin' though requirements and all that kind of crap.
You think that this is easy? No, it ain't, man, it's a trap.
I'm throwin' up my arms trying to get us through IRAP.
IRAP
IRAP

Why you gotta ask me 'bout the color of my plugs?
What are you tryna do, decorate for Aussie thugs?
I get you should be worried how I diagnose my bugs,
But are you gonna ask me how I wash my coffee mugs?

You ask me what I'm doing, why I'm layin' down this rap.
I'm workin' though requirements and all that kind of crap.
You think that this is easy? No, it ain't, man, it's a trap.
I'm throwin' up my arms trying to get us through IRAP.
IRAP
IRAP

I see you wanna know we're assessin' all our risk.
Four hundred some-odd rules, dude, you know it makes me pissed.
You have to understand that I'm feelin' kinda dissed.
When this goes away? Lemme tell you, won't be missed!

You ask me what I'm doing, why I'm layin' down this rap.
I'm workin' though requirements and all that kind of crap.
You think that this is easy? No, it ain't, man, it's a trap.
I'm throwin' up my arms trying to get us through IRAP.
IRAP
IRAP