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Trend Watch: Current state of play – data breach class actions

The 2021-2022 Optus and Medibank cyber incidents have sparked an uptick of litigation in the data breach and privacy class action space, raising important questions for the trajectory of similar matters going forward. In the second instalment of our Trend Watch video series, Cyber, Privacy + Technology partner Nicole Gabryk and Commercial Litigation special counsel […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 14, 2024 Comments Off

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Current landscape of cyber sanctions in Australia – October 2024

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Rakhee Dullabh and Rebecca Wilson At a glance In early October 2024, Australia imposed sanctions on three Russian nationals linked to the Evil Corp cybercrime group. The Cyber Security Bill 2024 aims to strengthen Australia’s defences against ransomware and cyber threats. Businesses must seek legal guidance to ensure compliance with […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 9, 2024 Comments Off

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Cyber, Privacy + Technology Report – Issue 9, September 2024

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Stephen Morrissey, Joseph Fitzgerald, Amanda Beattie, Nick Martin, Rakhee Dullabh, Christy Mellifont, Rebecca Wilson, Jonathon Ferraro and Natasha Chand We are delighted to share Issue 9 of our Cyber, Privacy + Technology Report – our quarterly wrap-up of relevant news for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia […]

By : joanna li Sep 25, 2024 Comments Off

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Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – Issue 8, June 2024

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Stephen Morrissey, Joseph Fitzgerald, Amanda Beattie, Nick Martin and Gavin Davies We are delighted to share Issue 8 of our Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – our wrap-up of relevant news for the last quarter of FY24 for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New […]

By : Anja Vogel Jul 1, 2024 Comments Off

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Mind the (third-party) gap this Privacy Awareness Week 2024

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Nick Martin and Olivija Radinovic For this year’s Privacy Awareness Week, the OAIC is calling on entities to ‘power up’ privacy – to take control and to step things up. Privacy regulators from across Australia issued a joint statement for Privacy Awareness Week which set out more details for this […]

By : Anja Vogel May 10, 2024 Comments Off

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Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – Issue 7, March 2024

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Stephen Morrissey and Nick Martin We are delighted to share Issue 7 of our Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – our wrap-up of relevant news for the first quarter of 2024 for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New Zealand in the cyber, tech and […]

By : Anja Vogel Mar 27, 2024 Comments Off

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Path cleared for the OAIC’s Medibank investigations

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 : Anja Vogel Feb 26, 2024 Comments Off

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Issue 6, December 2023 – Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report

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 : Anja Vogel Dec 19, 2023 Comments Off

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Australian Government releases six shields cyber strategy – shield six

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 […]

By : Anja Vogel Dec 1, 2023 Comments Off

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Wotton Kearney continues to grow cyber advisory practice with special counsel

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 […]

By : Anja Vogel Nov 20, 2023 Comments Off

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