Maddison Ryan

A guide for healthcare organisations and boards 5 min read Cyber incidents are disproportionately frequent in the healthcare sector—and their consequences are often more severe. The potentially life-threatening risk to patient care means that healthcare providers that can't withstand or recover quickly from a major cyber incident are likely to become fertile ground for class action activity and regulatory enforcement action.

The Australian Government has introduced into Parliament the first tranche of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 under the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill). The Bill marks the government's first legislative response to long-awaited reforms to Australia's privacy legislation, but many of the most significant proposed changes have been left for future tranches of reform, leaving the future shape of Australian privacy law in limbo.

We have collated all of the key cyber media reports and industry news from November, in one place, so you don’t have to… The past month has been a significant one, with the release of the Australian Cyber Security Strategy 2023 – 2030. A significant milestone in Australia’s cyber journey. Now that the dust has settled, jump in and watch our “industry briefing”. We had some 700 plus register for this event, such is the interest in the Strategy.