The introduction of the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme last month will shine a spotlight on ICT security and compliance for Australian organisations.
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.
Does your organisation have up to date well documented ICT security policies?
Does your organisation have up to date well documented procedures for ICT security (like patching, which is the vulnerability exploited in the WannaCry hack)?
Opinion piece published by CSO online concerning updates to documentation.