Tag: data breach

‘Flawed’ data breach penalty laws pass Parliament

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Legislation that significantly increases fines against companies for privacy breaches has sailed through Parliament with support from the Opposition, despite enduring concerns around the operation and practicality of the...

NSW gets first state-based data breach notice scheme

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales will have Australia’s first mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities in place within a year after state government legislation passed Parliament. The Privacy...

Govt to consider making ransomware payments illegal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government will consider making it illegal to pay the ransom demands of cyber criminals as part of its review of the 2020 national cybersecurity strategy. Home Affairs...

Mandatory data breach notification laws enter NSW Parliament

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Legislation to establish NSW’s long-promised mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities has been introduced to Parliament, bringing Australia’s first state-based reporting regime closer to reality. Attorney-General...

Tech lobby wants ‘good faith’ exemptions for data breach fines

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s technology industry groups have called on the federal government to include safe harbour provisions in privacy legislation designed to impose significantly higher penalties on organisations for serious data...

Digital ministers agree to develop identity resilience strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A national identity resilience strategy will be developed in response to the recent spate of high-profile data breaches that have compromised the credentials of millions of Australians. Commonwealth, state...

Renter data, IDs exposed in Harcourts breach

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Real estate firm Harcourts has apologised and launched an external investigation after exposing customers information in a data breach. The company on Thursday issued a public statement confirming last...

Budget backs OAIC probe of Optus data breach

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy watchdog will receive a $5.5 million funding boost to respond to the massive Optus data breach that compromised the personal information of almost 10 million customers last...
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