Data Breach Response Plan (DBRP) – What is it and does Your Business need one?
We’re hearing the phrase ‘Data breach’ more often these days. Usually it’s in the media reporting on organisations who leak personal information about individuals that they have collected. This might be inadvertently or the result of an attack. The question of the day is: does YOUR business have a plan for what it would do […]
Increasing Need for Robust Cyber Security
The Increasingly Important Need for Robust Cyber Security in both the Public & Private Sector: An Interview with Peter Auhl (CIO) for Central Coast City Council This month I’ve had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Mr. Peter Auhl, the newly appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Central Coast Council (CCC). Unsurprisingly, this offline interview […]
Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 and What This Means for Your Business
The Australian Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 (Act) is the latest amendment to the Privacy Act 1988. The Australian Law Reform Commission first reviewed the concept and idea of data breach in 2008 . However, after lengthy delays and a 4-year passage through Parliament that started all the way back in 2013, the […]
Mandatory Breach Notification Laws
Over the past two months we have written articles outlining the risk of cyber-breach to businesses. There can be significant direct and third-party costs as a result of a breach, along with the need to quickly access expert professional help after a breach. Along with this there is new legislation for mandatory breach reporting, which […]
CYBER Attack and Privacy Breach – Still think it doesn’t affect you?
Last month we published the first in a series of articles focussed on cyber attacks, privacy breaches, the possible impact on organisations and what you can do to protect yourself. There has been significant public and media attention as a result of recent high profile data breaches such as those impacting LinkedIn, Adobe, Optus, Kmart, […]
Cyber Attack and Privacy Breach – What will you do first?
What is probably the biggest online extortion attack ever recorded occurred during the past few weeks, more than 200,000 attacks across 150 countries including Australia. The Malware strain known as ‘Wanna-Cry’ creates a ransom demand, having entered via email attachments or internet exposed remote desktop servers. Its ability to spread quickly inside networks makes this […]
