Data breaches are ever increasing. During the period of 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, 1,132 notifications were made to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) affecting over a million people. And no doubt, countless other breaches were unreported. Most of these breaches resulted from cyber-attacks, with phishing and spear-phishing common methods.…
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These days, companies are increasingly using Digital Transformation (“DX”) and Business Intelligence (“BI”) and Data Analysis to inform their business strategies and growth plans. The world has seen exponential data growth in the past few years, which has driven the need for all organisations to implement best-practice methods for data protection and data management. Due…
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Since the inception of Facebook, we have seen it develop and evolve rapidly. From its early days as a social network to share posts and photos with friends and colleagues, it has now become a massive global advertising network. Did you know Facebook has approximately 2.41 billion monthly active users? As the biggest worldwide social…
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Data has become the most valuable asset in today’s world. An individual’s personal data allows companies to efficiently develop, tailor and market their services and products based on user demographics, interests and spending habits. But data breaches have increased significantly over the past few years, imposing threats to an individual’s privacy. As a result, many…
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GDPR is an important regulation that defines the rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to the free movement of personal data. Even though this data legislation primarily applies to European-based organisations, it is also applies to businesses dealing in data resilience, data…
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In today’s world, information is everything, or put another day, we are living in an era of the ‘information explosion’. So much so, that in many instances, those holding information can decide the fate of other individuals or organisations. This alone is why it imperative for governments to impose laws and regulations to keep data…
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We’re excited to launch our Data Resilience Framework. As organisations around the world continue to embrace Digital Transformation, boards and executives have increasingly realised that their existing data protection solutions are no longer robust enough to meet their needs, and today’s leaders need an integrated approach to data resilience: a business-focused view of their data…
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The federal government should treat the personal data of Australians like critical infrastructure, with better protection needed to keep information secure as a consideration in foreign investment and takeovers. Speaking at an Australia China Business Council event in Sydney on Monday, Foreign Investment Review Board chairman David Irvine went off-script and detailed his efforts at…
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Article by Rohan Pearce, Computerworld. 26th August 2019. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking parties to participate in early testing of the new data-sharing system, the Consumer Data Right (CDR). The government earlier this month legislated the CDR, which will allow an individual to request that an institution holding certain data about…
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Many companies are extending the reach of their networks to incorporate wireless products into their repertoire of devices. This makes the network quite vulnerable to external intruders and also complicates matters regarding the protection of the network from unauthorised access. Typically network managers implement counter-security measures to enhance security. Having said that, the question of…
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