Human error is as great of a cyber risk as a malicious attack The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released its first quarterly (Jan-Mar) report into notifiable data breaches, which shows 63 reported breaches since the scheme began on 22 February 2018. This statistic...
Massive data breach hits Australia A third party IT contractor breach has exposed 50,000 Australian personal records including full names, passwords, IDs, phone numbers, and email addresses as well as some credit card numbers and details on staff salaries and expenses. Human error is again the...
Mandatory Data Breach Notifications and Your Business The Federal Government has recently passed the Bill which will make mandatory data breach notifications a legal obligation for organisations with responsibilities under the Privacy Act. Organisations that may comply with the legislation included businesses with over $3 million in turnover and...
AND…WE’RE OFF! DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION BECOMES AUSTRALIAN LAW The Federal Government has recently passed the Bill which will make mandatory data breach notifications a legal obligation for organisations with responsibilities under the Privacy Act. Organisations that may comply with the legislation included businesses with over $3 million in turnover...