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Inquiry ‘absolutely necessary’ after Optus breach: Dominello

A national inquiry into identity and data sharing is “absolutely necessary” in the wake of the Optus data breach, according to New South Wales Minister for Customer Service and...

Optus breach has the potential to forge a new approach to cyber security

13 October 2022 | by Kate Pounder

Challenges generally bring out the best in Australians. Floods, bushfires, drought and even a global pandemic show that our society is adept at standing together to find a way...

Privacy, telco regulators launch Optus breach investigations

11 October 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s privacy and communications regulators have launched coordinated investigations into the Optus data breach that saw the personal data of 9.8 million Australians compromised last month. The inquiries will...

Optus breach: What next for digital credentials?

7 October 2022 | by Stephen Wilson

In the rush to be seen to do something following the Optus data breach, we risk responding the wrong way. It’s now obvious to everyone that businesses routinely retain...

New telco regulations to help prevent ID theft after Optus breach

6 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

Telecommunications companies would be able to temporarily share identifiers with banks and government agencies in the wake of data breaches under new regulation proposed by the federal government to...

Govt ‘very concerned’ by Optus’s Medicare data loss

28 September 2022 | by Justin Hendry

The federal government is working through whether new Medicare numbers will be given to victims of the Optus breach after it emerged the telco failed to notify that the...

Class action looms for ‘one of the most serious privacy breaches’

26 September 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

One of Australia’s largest consumer law firms is considering a class action against Optus after data belonging to millions of its customers was compromised. Optus on Thursday revealed a...

‘Substantial’ cyber reforms to follow Optus data breach: O’Neil

26 September 2022 | by Justin Hendry

Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil has flagged significant reforms to the cybersecurity requirements imposed on businesses following the Optus data breach that saw the personal data of 9.8 million...

‘Data is the new asbestos’: Optus hack renews calls for privacy reform

23 September 2022 | by Justin Hendry

A significant data breach at Australia’s second-largest telco has underscored the need for businesses and government agencies to minimise the sensitive personal information they store, and renewed calls for...

Queensland moves on data breach notification scheme

27 June 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The Queensland state government is considering a mandatory data breach notification scheme among several privacy and information sharing reforms in the works. The scheme would force agencies to report...

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Inquiry ‘absolutely necessary’ after Optus breach: Dominello

Optus breach has the potential to forge a new approach to cyber security

Privacy, telco regulators launch Optus breach investigations

Optus breach: What next for digital credentials?

New telco regulations to help prevent ID theft after Optus breach

Govt ‘very concerned’ by Optus’s Medicare data loss

Class action looms for ‘one of the most serious privacy breaches’

‘Substantial’ cyber reforms to follow Optus data breach: O’Neil

‘Data is the new asbestos’: Optus hack renews calls for privacy reform

Queensland moves on data breach notification scheme

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