australia Archive
More than 100 Australian e-commerce sites have been found to contain a malicious script that is capable of stealing shoppers’ identity and card details. How does the malware work? A Netherlands-based security researcher, Willem de Groot, found that thousands of …
Australian staffing solutions firm OneHalf has reportedly exposed the records of hundreds of employees in a public GitHub repository. How did the data breach occur? iTnews reported that “hundreds of workers’ details revealed, including detailed medical data”, and that …
Sydney-based Ryde Hospital has landed itself in serious trouble after giving the medical records of a sexual assault victim to another patient. The patient who received the records was discharged from the hospital last week after suffering a stomach bug. …
An audit report from WA’s (Western Australia’s) Auditor General has identified large information security weaknesses in WA government agencies. The report examined general computer controls across 47 government agencies, and the use of passwords at 17 agencies. Caroline Spencer, WA’s …
The OAIC (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner) has released its Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Report for Q2 (1 April – 30 June 2018), which examines the current state of data breaches in Australia under the NDB (Notifiable Data …
Basel III has recently been reformed and will bring about changes to financial institutions in Australia. To help you understand what has changed, we’ve summarised what Basel III is and how the reforms have changed the international regulatory framework for …
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of tax time to trick Australians into sharing their personal details online. “It’s tax time and the common scam email informing that you’re eligible for a tax refund is doing the rounds again!” a high-alert …
It’s been more than two months since the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was enforced, so we thought we’d take a look at the impact the Regulation has had on organisations across Australia. What is the GDPR? You’ve more …
It has been revealed that more than 200,000 Australians are likely to have been affected by the recent Timehop data breach. How did the breach occur? On 5 July 2018, the social media app company announced it had experienced a …
The introduction of the NDB (Notifiable Data Breaches) scheme and the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in 2018 places a considerable responsibility on Australian organisations that process personal data. Both laws grant data subjects increased rights when it comes …
