Following numerous attempts, Australia now has a mandatory data breach notification scheme in place via the government’s Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016, which has been passed into law as the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017. The law requires businesses and government agencies to notify the Privacy Commissioner and customers if they […]
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The latest global ransomware attack, WannaCry, put he world on edge. Rob Wainwright, executive director of Europol, the European Union’s police agency, said the cyberattack hit 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries, and that was just at the beginning of the attack. The impact in Australia has been minimal but, if you haven’t been […]
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Two simple ways to protect your online identity If you’ve ever forgotten your password to an online account then you’ll know how easy it is to reset. Simply enter your email address and the site will email you a link to reset your password. So imagine how easy it would be for a would-be hacker […]
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The Internet of Things (IoT) has gone well beyond the hype to become a business reality for many businesses. And if you’re not using IoT devices yet, you soon will be. They deliver significant efficiencies and automation capabilities that offer real benefits to businesses of all sizes and in all industries. However, in the rush […]
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If you needed any further proof that cyber threats are only increasing, here it is. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has doubled its Top 4 cyber security strategies to counter cyberattacks to an Essential Eight. This is a welcome move, particularly as it now extends to a wider threat range than targeted attacks. Even the […]
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The business sector excels at creating words and acronyms that become an accepted part of daily business-speak. In many cases, these words become meaningless over time, used as space-fillers by people who think they sound smarter if they use certain buzzwords. ‘Best practice’ is one key example of a word that has lost its meaning […]
Read more In its latest 2016 report, the Australian Cyber Security Centre reported over 14,000 cyber security incidents, including 1,095 incidents on government systems which were considered serious enough to warrant operational responses.
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