Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – Issue 7, March 2024

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Stephen Morrissey and Nick Martin We are delighted to share Issue 7 of our Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – our wrap-up of relevant news for the first quarter of 2024 for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New Zealand in the cyber, tech and […]

Path cleared for the OAIC’s Medibank investigations

By: Amanda Beattie, Kieran Doyle and Gavin Davies At a glance The latest instalment in one of the big stories of 2023 was delivered last week, with the Federal Court dismissing Medibank’s application to enjoin the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) from continuing its investigations into the 2022 cyber-attacks. The OAIC’s investigations can […]

Issue 6, December 2023 – Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Nick Martin     We’re delighted to publish Issue 6 of our Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – our wrap-up of news for the second half of 2023 for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New Zealand in the cyber, tech and data fields. In our […]

Australian Government releases six shields cyber strategy – shield six

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Nick Martin The Australian Government released the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy (the Strategy) on 22 November 2023. According to the Department of Home Affairs: “The Strategy is the roadmap that will help realise the Australian Government’s vision of becoming a world leader in cyber security by 2030. To achieve this […]

Australian Government releases six shields cyber strategy – shield five

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Nick Martin The Australian Government released the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy (the Strategy) on 22 November 2023. According to the Department of Home Affairs: “The Strategy is the roadmap that will help realise the Australian Government’s vision of becoming a world leader in cyber security by 2030. To achieve this […]

Australian Government releases six shields cyber strategy – shield four

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Nick Martin The Australian Government released the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy (the Strategy) on 22 November 2023. According to the Department of Home Affairs: “The Strategy is the roadmap that will help realise the Australian Government’s vision of becoming a world leader in cyber security by 2030. To achieve this […]

Australian Government releases six shields cyber strategy – shield three

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Nick Martin The Australian Government released the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy (the Strategy) on 22 November 2023. According to the Department of Home Affairs: “The Strategy is the roadmap that will help realise the Australian Government’s vision of becoming a world leader in cyber security by 2030. To achieve this […]

Australian Government releases six shields cyber strategy – shield two

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Nick Martin The Australian Government released the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy (the Strategy) on 22 November 2023. According to the Department of Home Affairs: “The Strategy is the roadmap that will help realise the Australian Government’s vision of becoming a world leader in cyber security by 2030. To achieve this […]

Australian Government releases six shields cyber strategy – shield one

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Nick Martin The Australian Government released the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy (the Strategy) on 22 November 2023. According to the Department of Home Affairs: “The Strategy is the roadmap that will help realise the Australian Government’s vision of becoming a world leader in cyber security by 2030. To achieve this […]

Wotton + Kearney continues to grow cyber advisory practice with special counsel

Wotton + Kearney is pleased to announce the continued growth of its advisory arm of the firm’s Cyber & Technology practice with the hire of special counsel, Nick Martin. Nick joins the firm from EY Law after previously spending a decade in MinterEllison’s technology practice. Nick specialises in cybersecurity and technology law, including major cyber […]