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Privacy Awareness Week stories

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Privacy resilience: Why compliance alone won't cut it in 2025

Thu, 26th Jun 2025
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In 2025, privacy demands more than compliance; organisations must embed it into culture, governance and cyber risk to meet rising regulatory and societal expectations.
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Why privacy is everyone's business in 2025 - and what you can do about it

Mon, 23rd Jun 2025
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In 2025, privacy is everyone's responsibility as Australian businesses face rising data breaches, emphasising training, multi-factor authentication, and cyber resilience.
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The case for prioritising IT privacy in businesses

Tue, 18th May 2021
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It was Privacy Awareness Week recently. But one week in May every year isn't cutting it: privacy needs to be a year-round focus.
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Privacy and passwords: Hot topics amongst Australian consumers

Wed, 16th May 2018
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Over 60% of Australians are now more aware of how their data is collected and used, according to a survey by ADMA.
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Australia facing 'systematic and wilful degradation of human rights online'

Tue, 15th May 2018
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Digital Rights Watch believes Australians' human rights are being 'severely breached' through the actions of private organisations and governments.
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Key takeaways from Privacy Awareness Week: Experts comment

Mon, 14th May 2018
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Cybersecurity experts from Sophos, Trend Micro, CyberArk, Mimecast, Bitglass & others share their thoughts on privacy and what it means for security.
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Studies find CEOs more confident about cyber security than CIOs

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Studies reveal a divide in cyber-preparedness perception as CEOs exude confidence, while CIOs voice concern over security readiness.