“It was only a matter of time before we experienced an attack of this size, and it exposed the problems with responsibility and accountability in the cybersecurity space. The laws need to be strengthened to make businesses more responsible and accountable,” Associate Professor Alazab said. “The burden of proof of harm is on the individual who had their data stolen. Australia’s regulations on data management and privacy laws need to be strengthened to require public agencies and businesses to be more accountable, say experts.Ĭharles Darwin University (CDU) Associate Professor Mamoun Alazab said the recent privacy breach of Optus systems, that has been reported to have affected more than 40 per cent of Australians, has highlighted the deficiencies in reporting and accountability of cyber-attacks.Īssociate Professor Alazab, from the College of Engineering, IT and Environment, said the Australia’s Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) scheme that was introduced in 2018 was not adequate in helping protect individuals who had their personal data stolen.
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