Latest Cyber

Politics • 14 June 2024 • ByDavid HollingworthFollowing the arrest of a Victorian grammar school student for the...

Following the arrest of a Victorian grammar school student for the creation and distribution of classmate deepfakes,...

Read More
Big Law • 03 June 2024 • ByLiam GarmanThe dangers of storing unnecessary data

Here, Lawyers Weekly’s sister brand, Cyber Daily, sits down with Brenton Steenkamp, cyber partner at Clayton Utz, to...

Read More
Big Law • 28 May 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonOptus fails to keep report into cyber attack out of class action

The Federal Court has dismissed Optus’ appeal to hold back a Deloitte report into its 2022 cyber attack from class...

Read More
Corporate Counsel • 22 May 2024 • ByMalavika SanthebennurSecuring legal professional privilege after a cyber breach

Last year, Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into a major data breach away from a class action applicant. Here, an...

Read More
Corporate Counsel • 14 May 2024 • ByAnnie Haggar and Denny WanStriking the right balance when disclosing cyber events

Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge: an old children’s tale offers a useful lesson for disclosure of...

Read More
Corporate Counsel • 30 April 2024 • ByBrenton SteenkampHow to tackle the data governance information void

When we submit our data to businesses and governments, we enter an unspoken agreement that it is being stored and...

Read More
Big Law • 21 February 2024 • ByJerome DoraisamyOAIC to open investigation into HWL Ebsworth hack

The Australian information commissioner is launching an investigation into the personal information handling practices...

Read More
Big Law • 09 February 2024 • ByJerome DoraisamyNRF cyber team, including 2 Aussie partners, joins A&O

Global law firm Allen & Overy has appointed a five-strong international partner team of cyber security incident...

Read More
SME Law • 09 February 2024 • ByJerome Doraisamy‘Law firms are under attack’: ALPMA, AUCloud team up to fight...

Recent research shows that one in two law firms are not ready to handle cyber incidents. Now, the Australasian Legal...

Read More
Corporate Counsel • 23 January 2024 • ByDavid HollingworthMedibank hacker to be sanctioned under new cyber laws

The federal government has revealed that a Russian citizen is behind the nearly 10-million-person hack and will face...

Read More