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Are You In A High-risk Cybersecurity Environment: 3 Indicators To Look Out For To Save Your Company $50,000 Or $5.8 Million

Guide to taking reasonable steps to implement practices, procedures and systems to protect your business' data, and that of your customers and clients, from misuse, interference and loss.

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Carroll & O'Dea

Cyber And Data Insider

Welcome to the latest edition of our global cyber and data newsletter, focusing on the latest developments in data protection, AI, cyber incident response, and digital regulations.

Australia Technology

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Kennedys

Cross Examining Cyber EP21: 2025 Summer Wrapped Podcast Special

If you have just one podcast on your holiday listening list, this is it — our Cross Examining Cyber: 2025 Summer Wrapped Podcast Special.

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Voluntary Cyber Incident Disclosure: Legal guidance for Australian organisations

Explains how the VCID operates & provides practical guidance for organisations seeking to leverage voluntary disclosure pathways while managing legal risks.

Australia Technology

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Cross Examining Cyber EP20: Cross Examining Dr Bruce Tonkin (CEO Of auDA) (Podcast)

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Critical Questions - How Can Banks Bridge The Cybersecurity Gap?

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Penalties Awarded For Breach Of The Privacy Act

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Barry Nilsson

ASIC Issues Sweeping New Guidance On Digital Assets And 'No-action' Until 2026 For A Range Of Providers

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Cyber Incident Response Plan: Why It's Time For An Update

Australia Technology

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Cross Examining Cyber EP19: Cross Examining Carolyn Pugsley, Christine Wong And Peter Jones (Podcast)

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cyber risk management: an essential guide for in-house legal teams

Australia Technology

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Australian Clinical Labs: Australia's First Civil Penalty Of $5.8 Million Under Privacy Laws

Australia Privacy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australian Clinical Labs Fined AU$5.8 Million For 2022 Medlab Data Breach In An Australian First

Australia Privacy

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K&L Gates LLP

The Wait Is Over: Australian Government Releases Draft Legislation For Digital Assets

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

It Depends – What's up with trusts?

Australia Commercial

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Cooper Grace Ward

Major Reforms To The Model Work Health And Safety Framework And Incident Notification Duties

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Funds Update - 9 January 2026

Australia Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Novation Of Contract In Australia

Australia Commercial

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Stonegate Legal

Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

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Cooper Grace Ward

CEO Update: Law's final frontier – Bartier Perry & Space Law

Space law is an emerging area of practice, and an increasingly important one, as Australia looks to play a greater role in the sector.

Australia Technology

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Bartier Perry

Responsible AI Use & Lessons From Deloitte's "Dodgy Report"

The Deloitte case provides an opportunity to foster a more mature and responsible approach to AI adoption.

Australia Technology

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Spruson & Ferguson

Cyber Security: Two Months In Retrospect (Australia) - August And September 2025

Australian Clinical Labs and the OAIC presented an agreed civil penalty position of $5.8m to the Federal Court arising from a 2022 data breach affecting 223,000 customers.

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cross Examining Cyber EP18: Cross Examining Tamir Maltz (Podcast)

In this episode, we cross examine Tamir Maltz, Barrister at 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, Sydney.

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Navigating Australia's Evolving Cyber Regulatory Landscape

Australia Technology

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Decoding Tokenisation: Taking Security In Australia Over Digital Tokens

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Age Assurance Technology Reaches Maturity

Australia Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

ASIC's Third Cybersecurity Enforcement Action

Australia Technology

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Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

New mandatory ransomware and cyber extortion reporting

Australia Technology

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Barry Nilsson

Cyber Security: A Month In Retrospect (Australia) - July 2025

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Mitigating Third-Party Provider Cybersecurity Risks: Navigating The Australian Legal Framework

Australia Privacy

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A&O Shearman

How A Cybersecurity Investigation Uncovered The Root Cause Of A Ransomware Breach

Australia Technology

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FTI Consulting

Ransomware And Data Extortion Attacks In Insolvency Scenarios

Australia Insolvency

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FTI Consulting

Privacy Awareness Week 2025

Australia Privacy

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K&L Gates LLP

Mitigating Third-Party Provider Cybersecurity Risks: Navigating The Australian Legal Framework

Cybersecurity breaches originating from third-party providers (TPPs) are an escalating concern for Australian businesses

Australia Privacy

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A&O Shearman

How A Cybersecurity Investigation Uncovered The Root Cause Of A Ransomware Breach

When a major architecture firm suffered a ransomware attack, it turned to its managed security service provider for answers.

Australia Technology

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FTI Consulting

Ransomware And Data Extortion Attacks In Insolvency Scenarios

Ransomware and data extortion attacks are unfortunately becoming increasingly common (see for example, high profile attacks on Canva, Latitude Financial and recently the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia).

Australia Insolvency

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FTI Consulting

Privacy Awareness Week 2025

The PAW theme is especially fitting considering recent Australian privacy strides, including the new tort for serious invasions of privacy which came into effect on 10 June 2025.

Australia Privacy

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K&L Gates LLP

Ransomware reporting obligation changes have started!

Australia Technology

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Lessons From The Recent Retail Cyber Attacks

Recent high-profile attacks on major retailers have underscored the growing cyber risks facing the sector.

Australia Technology

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Kennedys

Invoice fraud - who bears the cost when a scam is successful?

Who bears the loss if payment for a legitimate invoice is made to a fraudster's bank account and is irrecoverable?

Australia Technology

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Bartier Perry

Medibank Class Action: Navigating The Legal Privilege Maze

Concerns about claims of legal professional privilege over third-party investigation reports produced in the course of responding to cyberattacks...

Australia Technology

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A&O Shearman

Australia – New Security Standards For Smart Devices

Established under the Cyber Security Act 2024 (the ‘Act'), the Cyber Security (security standards for smart devices) Rules 2025 (the ‘Rules') set out the requirements...

Australia Technology

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A&O Shearman

Blockchain Bites: Australia sanctions Zservers in coordinated ransomware sanctions, Australia passes sweeping Scam Prevention Act, HK Giants join forces on HK dollar-backed stablecoin

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Piper Alderman

Latest developments in AI, cyber security and digital platforms regulations

Australia Technology

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Holding Redlich

Major Changes to Australia's Cyber Security Landscape

Australia Technology

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Pointon Partners

The United States, artificial intelligence and export controls

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Australia's Regulatory Crackdown Targets Bribery, Money Laundering And Cybercrime

Australia Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Why Australian Financial Services Licensees absolutely MUST prioritise cyber-resilience

Australia Technology

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Holley Nethercote

Business Email Compromise And Invoice Fraud – A Duty Of Care On The Innocent?

Australia Criminal

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A&O Shearman

ASIC v HSBC: Is "adequacy" enough to manage cybersecurity risk?

Australia Privacy

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Holley Nethercote

Australia introduces comprehensive cyber security legislation

Australia Technology

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Australia's battle against ransomware: the Cyber Security Bill 2024

Australia Media & IT

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Matthews Folbigg Lawyers

The business impacts from the Government's new cyber security laws

Australia Technology

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Mandatory reporting of ransomware payments may soon be law. What you need to know

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Blockchain Bites: Crypto in limbo as ASIC calls for licensing obligations on tokens?, Policing the digital economy: Australia proposes sweeping scam prevention obligations, Coinbase takes rulemaking petition to Appeals Court, Alameda CEO sentenced over FTX fraud

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

China Puts Its Stamp On Data Privacy Rules

Worldwide Privacy

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Moulis Legal

Ransomware Attacks – Is There Harm Even When Nothing Is Stolen?

Australia Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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KordaMentha

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Colin Biggers & Paisley

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Holman Webb Lawyers

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McCullough Robertson

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