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Employers need to ensure that employees working from home should follow appropriate protocols to verify instructions.

In November 2020, accounting and consulting firm Nexia Australia (Nexia) was alerted to a "REvil" ransomware attack taking place within its system. The attackers threatened to post personal information of Nexia's...

Some key compliance dates approach for responsible entities of critical infrastructure assets under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act (SOCI Act). First, from 17 August 2024 responsible entities...

As well as cyber security measures, Australian businesses should continue to invest in training to avoid human error.

Cyber security resilience is a major focus in several areas of new and emerging technology regulation in Australia.

Key trends in cyber security in Australia, to help organisations to better understand legal and regulatory obligations.

Changes in regulation and the burden of regulatory compliance represent an ever-growing business risk and cost.

For the first time in Australia, the Federal Court has found that a failure to adequately manage cybersecurity risks constitutes a breach of general Australian financial...

Organisations should consider cyber-insurance, as cyber risk impacts all organisations irrespective of the industry.

Blockchain technology comes with both risks and rewards for industries which handle sensitive personal information.

Before you willingly provide key personal information to AI models like ChatGPT, consider the potential privacy risks.

Central to collection and release of data sets for local governments are privacy compliance and security considerations.

Twitter suffered a data security breach, which compromised accounts of various world leaders and prominent individuals.

In the first decision of its kind in Australia, the Federal Court of Australia has awarded a civil penalty of A$ 2.5m (US$ 1.77m) and costs of A$ 500k (US$ 350k) against an Australian financial services licence holder due to serious and sustained cybersecurity failings.

International cybersecurity authorities have released comprehensive guidance on the secure deployment of agentic AI systems, which autonomously reason, plan and execute actions with limited human intervention. The guide addresses critical security risks including inherited LLM vulnerabilities, expanded attack surfaces, and reduced accountability, while recommending organizations embed security controls from the outset and adopt a progressive deployment approach starting with lower-risk tasks.

Despite many recent data breaches, corporate Australia remains susceptible to sophisticated cyber security attacks.

As cyber criminals become ever-more sophisticated, approaches to cyber security are necessarily evolving and changing.