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Optus and Medibank Data Breach Cases Allege Cyber Security Failures

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Optus and Medibank Data Breach Cases Allege Cyber Security Failures

2022 was a big year for cyber security breaches in Australia. Both telecommunications provider Optus and private health insurer Medibank suffered large-scale data breaches affecting tens of millions of Australians, leading to heightened regulatory and business focus on cyber security in the years since. The two data breaches also led to legal action, with recent court filings detailing alleged technical contributors to the incidents. For Optus, a coding error in an exposed, dormant API provided…

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Should IT and Security Teams Play a Role in Crisis Communications?

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Should IT and Security Teams Play a Role in Crisis Communications?

Outages and cyber incidents can have a direct impact on a company’s brand, share price and jobs, according to Louise Roberts, managing director at Sphere Public Relations in Australia. She also noted they can cost an “extraordinary” amount of money in lost revenue and fines. Louise Roberts. Source: Sphere PR For this reason, IT leaders, including CIOs and CISOs, should be heavily involved in crisis communications planning and incident response. Roberts said the involvement of…

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