Tag: data breach

OAIC slims down data breach reports

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Only two reports will be produced annually on the notifiable data breach scheme by the government’s privacy authority in future in the wake of ongoing resourcing issues hanging over...

Hack: ANU says research is safe

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s leading research university has been the target of a significant cyber attack, with a “sophisticated actor” accessing large amounts of student and staff data from the last two...

Health sector hit by data breaches

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner was notified of more than two data breaches per day in the last quarter as part of the new notification scheme, with...

Privacy starved of resources

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s funding and resourcing of its national data and privacy office has been questioned again, as it was revealed that there are only five staff members handling the...