In this month's wrap-up of relevant news for insurers,
brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New
Zealand in the cyber, tech and data fields, we look at cyber
issues, including the treatment of COVID-related data, ransomware
developments, insurance premium trends, significant cases, and
government and regulatory cyber-related activity in Australia and
New Zealand. We also share some tips to help IT providers avoid or
minimise liability following cyber incidents.
Australia –Cyber
New OAIC Guidance -Retention and deletion of data
collected in response to COVID-19
During the pandemic, many organisations have collected
information they wouldn't normally have about employees (e.g.
COVID-19 vaccine certificates) or about customers or visitors (e.g.
contact tracing information).
