In the past year, a number of Australian organisations, from Lion Beverage Company, Toll Transport and Nine Entertainment, have been impacted by cyber attacks. More concerning, in recent months Australia’s government and institutions have been targeted by ongoing sophisticated state-based cyber attacks. Some of the attacks have been on local government departments, hospitals and state-owned utilities — all of which hold sensitive economic and personal data. The increasing number of attacks has, for the first time, seen the Australian Government enter the top five industry sectors to notify data breaches...
