Policies, funding and initiatives to promote better cybersecurity and cyber resilience in Australia for the benefit of the digital economy.
Cyber risks know no boundaries and pose a global and national security issue. In order to contextualise the evolving cybersecurity regulatory landscape in Australia, it is important to understand the...
The rate of technology adoption in business continues to grow. With more of our systems and information online than ever before, it would be reasonable to assume that there's an...
It is estimated that one quarter of all reported cyber security incidents affect organisations associated with Australia's critical infrastructure – that is, things like electricity, gas, water and ports –...
On 13 October 2021 the Australian Government released its Ransomware Action Plan. The Plan sets out the Australian Government's strategic approach to tackling the threat posed by ransomware.
'Cyber insurance is problematic' and 'Don’t pay the ransom'. This was essentially the message of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre and the Australian Government in two key recent publications...
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's decision on 30 June 2021 that two non-Australian entities, Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber B.V. (together, the Uber Companies), breached the Privacy Act...
The recent judgment in Darshn v Avant Insurance Limited [2021] FCA 706 provides useful clarification on the operation of section 40(3) of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984.
COVID-19 has prompted organisations (including law firms) to fast track technology procurement to mobilise their workforces, bolster online presences and improve supply chain efficiency. Has this rapid uptake also created...
A robust cyber security framework is critical for any Australian Financial Services licence (AFSL) holder and their individual or corporate authorised representatives (ARs).
Section 54 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) is a powerful remedial provision which may excuse a lack of proper notification where a policy has a deeming provision. However,...
Insurers were successful in avoiding a professional indemnity policy on the basis of the insured's fraudulent misrepresentation and non-disclosure in the recent case of Esined No. 9 Pty Limited v...
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