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Mandatory data breach notification scheme passed
The Federal Parliament has today passed the Privacy Amendment Notifiable Data Breaches Bill 2016 which will amend the Privacy Act 1988 Cth to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme ...
Hot off the press: Key takeaways from the OAIC's Data breach preparation and response guide
On Tuesday 20 February the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner OAIC published a comprehensive new guide to the Notifiable Data Breaches NDB Scheme The Data breach preparation and response guide consolidates information from the OAICs Data breach notification - A guide to handling ...
Ransomware: The year in review
Ransomware is big business as cyber criminals increasingly transition from a business model focused on the theft of data to one predicated on extortion Remarkably however the use of malicious software to elicit a financial benefit is not new with the first recorded outbreak of ransomware occurring ...
Should you pay a cyber criminal's ransom?
With ransomware attacks affecting six out of 10 Australian organisations1 businesses are being forced to decide whether to concede to the ransom demands of cyber criminals in order to regain access to critical data However with no guarantee that payment of a ransom will release their data businesses ...
NSW to bolster cyber security
The NSW Government has recently announced a new $11.4 million investment to address emerging technology challenges including cyber security. ...
Data deal - mandatory data breach notification laws to be introduced as trade-off for controversial metadata retention regime
The Federal Government in a surprising and highly significant move for companies in Australia has committed to enacting a mandatory data breach notification scheme before the end of 2015 which will apply to all Australian companies currently subject to the Privacy Act The proposal is not limited to ...
Allens advises consortium on $9.05bn acquisition of Asciano
Allens today announced that it is advising the consortium purchaser on the proposed acquisition of Asciano Limited for cash consideration of $9.05 billion by way of a scheme of arrangement. The ...
Sealing the deal: Allens advises client on strategic acquisition
Allens has advised German headquartered global technology company the Freudenberg Group on its acquisition of Australian company Ludowici Sealing Solutions. The acquisition will see Freudenberg tak ...
Allens fashions ZIMMERMANN deal
Allens has advised leading luxury fashion brand ZIMMERMANN on its next phase of growth with a minority investment in the brand from General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. Sisters Nicky and ...
TransGrid lease completes
Allens has worked with NSW Treasury and its other advisers to bring to completion the $10.258 billion 99-year lease of TransGrid to consortium, NSW Electricity Networks. The long-term lease of the ...