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3 in 5 in-house leaders say it would take a cyber incident to improve processes
A new report reveals the extent of law departments whose heads say that meaningful improvements to their business’s...
24 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Unpacking Victoria’s minimum cyber security standards
With the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner having imposed new minimum cyber security standards, one cyber...
18 September 2024
By Grace Robbie
CrowdStrike facing multiple lawsuits following July outage
Embattled cyber security firm CrowdStrike has been hit with a class action from a group of investors, as well as a...
05 August 2024
By Lauren Croft
Information governance ‘an important issue’ in-house
For organisations that hold large amounts of data, information governance should be a high priority. For in-house legal...
30 July 2024
By Lauren Croft
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
Transparency promises do not include Deloitte report, Medibank chair says
Medibank’s chairman told a court an external report into a major data hack cannot be included in the company’s...
24 May 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Medibank fights to keep privilege over data hack report
To scrap legal professional privilege from the Deloitte report, lawyers behind the Medibank class action have grilled...
21 May 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Cyber attacks on firms are ‘in no way’ declining
For law firms, dealing with “unstructured data” can mean increased risk when it comes to cyber attacks, which this...
29 April 2024
By Lauren Croft
AUCloud acquire 3 companies, complete $30m capital raise
ASX-listed cyber security and cloud provider AUCloud has acquired three strategically aligned businesses, following its...
18 March 2024
By Lauren Croft
Siera Data partners with cyber security company
Specialist data firm Siera Data has partnered with NSB Cyber, in a move to help clients navigate complex compromised...
20 February 2024
By Lauren Croft
Government weighs up lessons learnt in the wake of HWL Ebsworth hack
The National Office of Cyber Security has released the results of Lessons Learned Review on last year’s devastating...
19 February 2024
By Lauren Croft
SMEs faced with the ‘biggest’ cyber risk: NAB
Research from NAB has highlighted concerns over the preparedness of Australia’s small firms against cyber...
19 October 2023
By Justine Nifras
‘Cyber shields’ government strategy could spell trouble for law firms
While the government’s plan to develop six “cyber shields” to build a multi-layered defence against attacks is...
19 October 2023
By Lauren Croft
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Is your firm spending too much on cyber security?
Some Australian businesses are spending too much investing in unnecessary cyber security solutions, according to cyber...
18 October 2023
By Lauren Croft
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Cyber security pros fear AI will do more harm than good
A recent survey has found that an overwhelming majority of cyber security experts believe that “malicious AI” is...
12 October 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
IBA urges organisations to strengthen cyber security practices
The International Bar Association has released a new report emphasising the importance of cyber security for senior...
01 August 2023
By Lauren Croft
Australia’s cyber security coordinator responds to attack on BigLaw firm, plus more cyber news
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show – produced by our sister brand, Cyber Security Connect – we...
27 July 2023
By Robyn Tongol
Medibank slammed with $250m penalty
Aftershocks of the earthquake cyber attack that impacted Medibank last year have continued to rock the health insurance...
28 June 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
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