Cybersecurity

These new Practical Law Corporate resources are designed to assist company directors to understand their obligations and implement best practice with respect to cybersecurity and cyber risk.

With new mandatory cyber incident reporting obligations applying from 8 July 2022, these resources will help you get across the new regime of obligations for owners and operators of critical infrastructure assets.

The past twelve months have seen significant activity by the Commonwealth government in its efforts to progress reforms to the regulatory framework of Australia’s critical infrastructure to uplift the security and resilience of essential services in Australia.

The Commonwealth government has recently released its Ransomware Action Plan in response to an increasing incidence of ransomware attacks in Australia.

The Commonwealth Digital Transformation Agency has recently released an exposure draft of the Trusted Digital Identity Bill 2021 (Cth) and associated materials for public consultation.

Following its review of the Critical Infrastructure Bill, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has recommended dividing the proposed legislation into two separate Bills

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource outlining Practical Law's resources relating to data protection and privacy relevant to Australian legal practitioners.

A legislation tracker to monitor the progress of key legislative developments in Australian cybersecurity law reform.