Cyber

AI, deepfakes spark ‘new and multifaceted’ challenges for the legal profession
From deepfakes targeting individuals and businesses to increasingly sophisticated AI-driven scams, emerging...
18 June 2025
By Grace Robbie
Data protection risks and other ‘emerging threats’ to legal departments
For legal departments and in-house lawyers, the current market of digital transformation also means new emerging...
10 June 2025
By Lauren Croft
AI-inspired cyber breaches now ‘a day-to-day part of our jobs’, says partner
The work of cyber lawyers is continually evolving, including and especially given the advent of cyber security breaches...
30 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Cyber lawyers remain ‘full steam ahead’
There has long been a misconception that cyber security lawyers just focus on privacy and data breach matters, but the...
20 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
What a recent firm data breach reveals about data protection
The recent data breach involving Brydens Lawyers serves as a stark reminder of the importance of data security in law...
17 April 2025
By Rolf Howard
Award-winning boutique principal joins Clyde & Co as cyber partner
Simone Herbert-Lowe has joined the global cyber practice of BigLaw firm Clyde &
17 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Lessons from the cyber attacks on Brydens Lawyers, Aussie super funds
For law firms and in-house teams alike, there are key takeaways from recent high-profile cyber security incidents...
11 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Thousands of court files accessed in ‘significant’ data breach
NSW Police is currently investigating a data breach at a government department, after which 9,000 “sensitive court...
27 March 2025
By David Hollingworth
Brydens Lawyers secures injunction following cyber incident
Sydney firm Brydens Lawyers has obtained a court order banning “dissemination of the impacted confidential...
26 March 2025
By David Hollingworth
Heads of legal increasingly taking charge on cyber matters, research shows
A new survey has revealed that more chief legal officers are putting their hands up to lead on matters pertaining to...
25 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘I did not send the email’: Slater & Gordon chief people officer responds to all-staff correspondence
The interim chief people officer at Slater & Gordon is taking legal action in the wake of an explosive all-staff...
25 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Slater & Gordon refers ‘malicious’ email to Victoria Police
A “thorough forensic investigation” is underway at Slater & Gordon following an extraordinary email to all...
24 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘A work of fiction’: Slater & Gordon to investigate ‘disparaging’ firm-wide email
An extraordinary firm-wide email circulated within Slater & Gordon, purportedly sent by its outgoing chief people...
22 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Cyber risks to keep growing for small law firms
Having robust cyber security implementation will be a top priority for practice owners in 2025, one tech GM predicts,...
23 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Cyber lawyers will be ‘very busy’ this year, says partner
Amid key reforms sweeping the digital and cyber security sectors, a partner from a BigLaw firm shared why 2025 is...
22 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
Thomson Geer takes tech and cyber team from HopgoodGanim
National law firm Thomson Geer has moved to bolster its IP and technology offerings with the appointment of a team of...
05 December 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
How the new cyber laws will impact firms
Here, a GC unpacks the potential impacts of the proposed standalone Cyber Security Act on businesses across the...
13 November 2024
By Kace O'Neill
Are the proposed cyber laws a ‘turning point’?
Law firm partners and industry experts are responding positively to the federal government’s proposed cyber security...
22 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
New cyber legislation to help Australia ‘keep pace with emerging threats’, minister says
Australia is set to enable mandatory reporting of ransom payments and new standards for smart devices with its...
11 October 2024
By Daniel Croft
Best practice for lawyers amid new state cyber standards
As the regulatory landscape evolves in response to the escalating threat of cyber attacks, a cyber lawyer has...
30 September 2024
By Grace Robbie