Industry Insider

  • Global Standards Body Charts Course in the Age of AI

    The International Organization for Standardization's key records management committee is positioning itself at the forefront of emerging technology challenges, actively developing frameworks to address artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cloud computing impacts on organizational recordkeeping.

  • ACL Settles $A5.8M Privacy Breach Case

    Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) has reached an agreement with the Australian Information Commissioner to pay $A5.8 million in penalties over a 2022 cyberattack on Medlab Pathology.

  • New Zealand Closes Privacy Law Gap

    New Zealand organisations must notify individuals when their personal information is collected indirectly under new privacy legislation that takes effect May 1, 2026.

  • Employer Fined for Health Data Disclosure

    ​Sydney financial services firm Fortrend Securities must pay $A13,500 in damages after deliberately disclosing a former employee's confidential medical certificate to a client.

  • ASIC Backs Down on Breach Data Publication

    The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will not publish firm-level data on compliance breaches, reversing its April proposal following industry pushback about regulatory maturity and reporting burdens.

  • Three Top Cybersecurity Projects to Prioritize: Gartner

    If the expression “May you live in interesting times” describes your role, you may be a security and risk management (SRM) leader. Between resource constraints caused by rapid-fire tariff announcements, pressure to expand your purview and a perpetual need to catch up with the latest cybersecurity threat, your best bet is to prioritize initiatives that align with the organization’s broader objectives.

  • Governance Issues Top Barrier to AI Success: Report

    Poor governance and data management practices, not technological limitations, are the primary reasons artificial intelligence initiatives struggle in organisations, according to new research that challenges recent claims about widespread AI project failures.