Experts share worrying cybercrime figures and give practical advice on safer digital practices

Gadens recently hosted an informative cyber themed panel event, hearing from Robert Feldman (Gadens), Mike Andrea (Oper8 Global), Darren Hopkins (McGrath Nicol) and Trent Nihill (Emergence) where the panel drew on their extensive experience  from different industries to reflect on the high profile data breaches from 2022 and the implications for business in 2023 and […]

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Lessons learned from Australia’s recent spate of data breaches

2022 ended with a number of high-profile data breaches that affected millions of Australians. Barely a quarter of the way into 2023, Latitude Financial has become the focus of the next serious data breach. The government and the regulators have reacted swiftly and firmly, notably with an increase to penalties under the Privacy Act and […]

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Federal Court finds RI Advice failed to adequately manage cybersecurity risks

In the landmark decision of Australian Securities and Investments Commission v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd (RI Advice) [2022] FCA 496, the Federal Court found that Australian Financial Services licensee, RI Advice, breached its license obligations to act efficiently and fairly when it failed to have adequate risk management systems to manage its cybersecurity risks. […]

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