Victims Must Disclose Ransom Payments Under Australian Law
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Geo Focus Australia
pp The Australian governments proposed cybersecurity legislation passed both houses of the Parliament on Monday formalizing the governments strategy to boost ransomware payment reporting mandate basic cybersecurity standards for connected devices and enhance critical infrastructure securityppSee Also 57 Tips to Secure Your OrganizationppThe Cyber Security Act forms part of a comprehensive cybersecurity legislative package that also would amend the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 to better secure critical infrastructure systems and establish a Cyber Incident Review Board to review significant cybersecurity incidents and issue public findingsppCybersecurity Minister Tony Burke said the Cyber Security Acts passage is a landmark reform under the governments eightyear cybersecurity strategy that seeks to make Australia the worlds most secure nation by 2030ppThe government has passed into law Australias first standalone Cyber Security Act a key pillar in our mission to protect Australians from cyberthreats Burke said This package forms a cohesive legislative toolbox for Australia to move forward with clarity and confidence in the face of an everchanging cyber landscapeppThe Cyber Security Act empowers the minister to set mandatory cybersecurity standards for smart devices manufactured or sold in Australia It gives government agencies power to test internetconnected devices for cybersecurity vulnerabilities and order their removal if vulnerabilities are foundppThe law also imposes a limited use obligation on government cybersecurity agencies that investigate cybersecurity incidents reported by businesses It entails that agencies can use and share such data only to investigate specific incidents ensuring that the information cannot be used to target the reporting organization through lawsuits or other means Burke said the obligation will facilitate rapid and open sharing of information between victim organizations and the governmentppThe legislative package introduced in the Parliament on Oct 9 followed a lengthy consultation process the government began in December to obtain feedback on plans to align the countrys cybersecurity laws and regulations with the Australian Cyber Security Strategy see Australia May Require Businesses to Report Ransom PaymentsppThe governments clear vision behind presenting the bills was to enhance transparency and gain as much information about the cybersecurity landscape as it can to respond better to emerging threats Aside from the limited use obligation the act mandates ransomware payment reporting by a certain category of organizations with a minimum threshold to be determined by the governmentppThe government said in an explanatory memorandum attached to the Cyber Security bill that ransomware payment reporting will help it gain a better understanding of the economic and social impact of ransomware in Australia Under the previous voluntary reporting scheme only one in five organizations reported making ransomware paymentsppThe Cyber Security Act also establishes a Cyber Incident Review Board that will conduct nofault postincident reviews of significant cybersecurity incidents and make recommendations to help victim organizations prevent detect respond to and minimize the impact of security incidents in the futureppAmendments to the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 also give the government power to categorize certain data storage systems as critical infrastructure assets and require their owners to apply critical infrastructure regulations to the assets The government also will gain powers to direct critical infrastructure operators to take certain actions following a cybersecurity incidentppSenior Editor APACppChakravarti covers cybersecurity developments in the AsiaPacific region He has been writing about technology since 2014 including for Ziff Davispp
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Fraud Management Cybercrime
Geo Focus Australia
pp The Australian governments proposed cybersecurity legislation passed both houses of the Parliament on Monday formalizing the governments strategy to boost ransomware payment reporting mandate basic cybersecurity standards for connected devices and enhance critical infrastructure securityppSee Also 57 Tips to Secure Your OrganizationppThe Cyber Security Act forms part of a comprehensive cybersecurity legislative package that also would amend the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 to better secure critical infrastructure systems and establish a Cyber Incident Review Board to review significant cybersecurity incidents and issue public findingsppCybersecurity Minister Tony Burke said the Cyber Security Acts passage is a landmark reform under the governments eightyear cybersecurity strategy that seeks to make Australia the worlds most secure nation by 2030ppThe government has passed into law Australias first standalone Cyber Security Act a key pillar in our mission to protect Australians from cyberthreats Burke said This package forms a cohesive legislative toolbox for Australia to move forward with clarity and confidence in the face of an everchanging cyber landscapeppThe Cyber Security Act empowers the minister to set mandatory cybersecurity standards for smart devices manufactured or sold in Australia It gives government agencies power to test internetconnected devices for cybersecurity vulnerabilities and order their removal if vulnerabilities are foundppThe law also imposes a limited use obligation on government cybersecurity agencies that investigate cybersecurity incidents reported by businesses It entails that agencies can use and share such data only to investigate specific incidents ensuring that the information cannot be used to target the reporting organization through lawsuits or other means Burke said the obligation will facilitate rapid and open sharing of information between victim organizations and the governmentppThe legislative package introduced in the Parliament on Oct 9 followed a lengthy consultation process the government began in December to obtain feedback on plans to align the countrys cybersecurity laws and regulations with the Australian Cyber Security Strategy see Australia May Require Businesses to Report Ransom PaymentsppThe governments clear vision behind presenting the bills was to enhance transparency and gain as much information about the cybersecurity landscape as it can to respond better to emerging threats Aside from the limited use obligation the act mandates ransomware payment reporting by a certain category of organizations with a minimum threshold to be determined by the governmentppThe government said in an explanatory memorandum attached to the Cyber Security bill that ransomware payment reporting will help it gain a better understanding of the economic and social impact of ransomware in Australia Under the previous voluntary reporting scheme only one in five organizations reported making ransomware paymentsppThe Cyber Security Act also establishes a Cyber Incident Review Board that will conduct nofault postincident reviews of significant cybersecurity incidents and make recommendations to help victim organizations prevent detect respond to and minimize the impact of security incidents in the futureppAmendments to the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 also give the government power to categorize certain data storage systems as critical infrastructure assets and require their owners to apply critical infrastructure regulations to the assets The government also will gain powers to direct critical infrastructure operators to take certain actions following a cybersecurity incidentppSenior Editor APACppChakravarti covers cybersecurity developments in the AsiaPacific region He has been writing about technology since 2014 including for Ziff Davispp
ppCovering topics in risk management compliance fraud and information securityppBy submitting this form you agree to our Privacy GDPR StatementppCritical Infrastructure SecurityppDevSecOpsppGeo Focus AsiappSecurity and Exchange Commission compliance SECppppContinue pp
90 minutes Premium OnDemand
ppOverviewppFrom heightened risks to increased regulations senior leaders at all levels are pressured to
improve their organizations risk management capabilities But no one is showing them how
until nowppLearn the fundamentals of developing a risk management program from the man who wrote the book
on the topic Ron Ross computer scientist for the National Institute of Standards and
Technology In an exclusive presentation Ross lead author of NIST Special Publication 80037
the bible of risk assessment and management will share his unique insights on how toppSr Computer Scientist Information Security Researcher
National Institute of Standards and Technology NISTppWas added to your briefcaseppVictims Must Disclose Ransom Payments Under Australian LawppVictims Must Disclose Ransom Payments Under Australian Lawpp
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