Under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, any organisation covered by the Privacy Act 1988 must notify affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) when such a data breach occurs. Notifiable data breaches (as defined by the OAIC) occur when: Unauthorised access or disclosure includes when: The scheme started in February 2018 […]
Last week I wrote about cyber security specifically passwords and passphrases and how using a password manager could help. What is a password manager? Password managers pretty much do what the label says – they allow you to store all your passwords in a virtual safe. All you need to remember is the safe’s ‘combination’ […]
Being online and digital is great – it can save small businesses (including sole traders) time, and allow owners to work ‘anywhere, anytime’. But with that connection also comes risk. We’ve all heard of online scams that target individuals and security breaches targeting large companies with the end result usually a request for money or […]