By: Amanda Beattie, Kieran Doyle and Gavin Davies At a glance The latest instalment in one of the big stories of 2023 was delivered last week, with the Federal Court dismissing Medibank’s application to enjoin the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) from continuing its investigations into the 2022 cyber-attacks. The OAIC’s investigations can […]
By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Nick Martin We’re delighted to publish Issue 6 of our Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – our wrap-up of news for the second half of 2023 for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New Zealand in the cyber, tech and data fields. In our […]
By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Nick Martin The Australian Government released the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy (the Strategy) on 22 November 2023. According to the Department of Home Affairs: “The Strategy is the roadmap that will help realise the Australian Government’s vision of becoming a world leader in cyber security by 2030. To achieve this […]
Wotton Kearney is pleased to announce the continued growth of its advisory arm of the firm’s Cyber & Technology practice with the hire of special counsel, Nick Martin. Nick joins the firm from EY Law after previously spending a decade in MinterEllison’s technology practice. Nick specialises in cybersecurity and technology law, including major cyber risk […]
