Overreach in fight against cyber crime must be avoided, says LCA

The newly warranted federal powers to investigate cyber-enabled crime “covertly” must be “carefully...

21 February 2025

By Grace Robbie

Fit-for-purpose laws fundamental amid increased cyber crime, MP says

The regulation of artificial intelligence is “where wonder and risk collide”, the Assistant Minister to the...

29 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

HWL Ebsworth hit with new complaint over major data hack

The privacy watchdog received a representative complaint against HWL Ebsworth over its 2023 data

28 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Judge flags merging Optus data breach proceedings

A judge has suggested a merge of the Optus data breach class action with proceedings launched by the communications...

14 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Medibank hit with OAIC lawsuit over data breach

Medibank has found itself in the Federal Court after the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) filed...

06 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Ransomware gang claims it hacked Sydney law firm

Hackers alleged they have client documents and court details belonging to a Sydney law firm, but its principal said...

30 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Optus 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...

28 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Firms need to ‘stay vigilant’ as cyber risks evolve

As the cyber security landscape continually evolves, legal businesses must keep improving their frameworks and...

21 May 2024

By Lauren Croft

2024 ‘another big year for cyber’ following massive breaches and resulting OAIC investigations

Following several high-profile data breaches affecting millions of Australians, cyber security and cyber attacks have...

26 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

Information governance key for businesses amid privacy reforms

The spate of recent cyber security breaches has highlighted the importance of information governance, according to a...

20 February 2024

By Malavika Santhebennur

5 important cyber security takeaways for law firms

From where and how to spend your money on security to how to prepare for the inevitable security incident, here are...

25 October 2023

By Lauren Croft

National cyber security coordinator concludes formal response to HWL Ebsworth hack

Australia’s national cyber security coordinator has declared that law firm HWL Ebsworth is now in a position to...

20 September 2023

By Lauren Croft

Data breaches will cost firms more than money

In a world of emerging technology and growing cyber crime, data is now “the world’s most valuable resource”, with...

09 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

Medibank to implement ‘all recommendations’ from Deloitte external review into data breach

Over six months after one of the biggest data breaches in Australian history, Medibank has been provided with findings...

28 April 2023

By Lauren Croft

‘Law firms, large and small, must take note’ of the IPH cyber incident

After ASX-listed legal services group IPH noted it could be facing multimillion-dollar costs after a recent cyber...

27 April 2023

By Lauren Croft

A ‘large majority’ of cyber crime can impact boutiques

While many think that bigger law firms are more commonly targeted by cyber criminals, this award-winning legal founder...

13 April 2023

By Lauren Croft

The broader implications of data breach class actions

After 9.7 million Medibank customers had their data accessed during a massive data breach, there have been a number of...

13 December 2022

By Lauren Croft

New data breach fines could bankrupt SMEs and boutiques

A number of industries, including law firms, will be liable for tough new government financial penalties for businesses...

03 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘We’re going to see more of these large attacks in the coming years’

Following the Optus data breach, there are a number of things in-house counsel can do to safeguard their organisations...

25 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

Smaller firms ‘sitting ducks’ following Optus data breach

Following a massive data breach leaving the personal information of potentially millions of Optus customers...

28 September 2022

By Lauren Croft