On 13 February 2017, the Australian Senate passed a privacy amendment bill which mandates that businesses, government agencies, non-for-profits and individuals are now required by law to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and all affected individuals (consumers, customers, staff etc.) of any data breach. The new law will come into affect sometime this year and will apply to all organisations who are already subject to the Privacy Act. What are the co

According to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2016 report, cyber incidents (IT failures, data breaches and cyber crime) are emerging as the top future risk to business reputation across the globe. This was supported by the findings of the annual BCI Horizon Scan report released in early February. The BCI report found that 85% of business continuity managers fear the possibility of a cyber attack, with most also worried about the effects of unplanned IT outages and data breaches. It