With the Notifiable Data Breach Scheme having now been in operation for close to 9 months, Coleman Greig has decided to take a detailed look at what the current statistics are saying, as well as what organisations are able to glean from them in order to effectively protect both themselves and their clients from cyber-attacks.
Obligations to report data breaches are now more stringent than ever, and non-reporting of these breaches may result in huge fines being imposed.
Incoming legislation relating to mandatory notification for data breaches comes into effect from 22 February, 2018. Once in effect, the new regime will require agencies and organisations that are subject to the Privacy Act 1988 to notify both the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and affected individuals in cases where there has been a confirmed ‘eligible data breach’ of personal information.
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