News & Updates
May 17th, 2018
Guidance Note: 5 Practical tips for GDPR Compliance
Top 5 Tips for GDPR Compliance: Make sure key staff understand what it’s about and what they need to do. Know your data: Identify what information you’ve got and decide if it’s personal data (PD). Develop a data flow map for each group of PD, record...
May 10th, 2018
One big reason why the EU General Data Protection Regulation could affect your business
I recently participated in a debate, speaking for the proposition that Australian businesses should not be concerned by the EU GDPR. The debate was at King Wood Mallesons and, being a polite guest, I was happy for my KWM opponent to speak against that proposition. Though I’m pretty sure that...
May 4th, 2018
Dr Jodie Siganto on the Commonwealth Bank data "loss"
The issue arose in 2016, before the mandatory data breach notification provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 came into force. The bank says it has no evidence that customer information was compromised. But, as the saying goes, the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. It also says that,...
February 15th, 2018
Domain Related Changes to CISSP Credential Exam
Effective April 15, 2018, (ISC)2 will implement domain-related changes for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) credential exam. These changes are being implemented based on the outcome of the Job Task Analysis (JTA). The JTA provides the foundation for each of (ISC...
