Notifiable Data Breaches Report: July to December 2023 Twice a year the OAIC produces a report about the operation of the notifiable data breaches (NDB) scheme under the Privacy Act. In addition to providing a wealth of interesting statistical data about how organi...
which are referred to as ‘eligible data breaches’. Once an organisation is aware that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been an eligible data breach it must promptly notify affected individuals and the Commissioner about the...
"The first thing any organisation should do is understand that data breaches are not always preventable but they are mitigatable. Whether the data breach is a result of a compromise, malicious insider, or even a well-meaning insider accidentally leaking information, mitigations exist." Breaking...
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) publishes statistical information on a half-yearly basis that relates to Australia's NDB scheme to assist entities and the public to understand its operation. The latest Notifiable Data Breaches Report (NDB Report), published on 23 August ...
Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has received a total of 63 personal data breach notifications since the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme came into effect on February 22, 2018. This figure and the nature of the data breaches were revealed in O...
On 13 February 2017 the Australian Government passed the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2017.Cameron Abbott
Since there are still weeks to wait before the GDPR is enforced, for now, the NDB’s report provides a regional snapshot of data breaches as they are discovered. A snapshot of data breach notifications In February, the OAIC had already received eight ...