The Review of the Privacy Act report was provided to the Federal Attorney-General in December 2022, and he has committed to bringing forward…
I find the phrase “human error” which is often used after a privacy breach, very disappointing. Somehow there’s acceptance that no one can do anything about “human error”. In fact, humans have been coming up with solutions to human error, forever.
This important report concerning the hack on the ANU’s systems was released publicly last week by Brian Schmidt, Vice-Chancellor.
Attention Senior Leaders; data breaches are on the rise, how you can avoid being the next headline…with a minimal investment!!
News recently broke of an extraordinary breach of national security following the discovery of highly sensitive cabinet documents in two old filing cabinets bought at a second-hand shop in Canberra.
There’s no question the level of trust and confidence customers have in a brand directly impacts profitability. The reputation of a business is essential to survival.
Just this morning, we’ve seen the publicity regarding the contractor breach exposing 50,000 Aussie government and bank staff records. And recently, much media attention was given to the theft of confidential technical information about new fighter jets, navy vessels, and surveillance aircraft from an Australian defence contractor.
The recent data breach at US credit reporting firm Equifax provides a valuable lesson.
Although the term “lessons learned” is commonly heard now, many organisations, certainly in Australia, do not actually utilise this valuable opportunity for risk management.
ICT leaders can demonstrate the value of ICT by informing other executives within their organisations of the risks and success stories associated with projects and, by promoting learning for the governance function.