Australian Government to Announce New Cybersecurity Protections Following Optus Data Breach
The Australian government will introduce new measures to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity following a massive cyberattack on phone and internet provider Optus.
The data breach, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as a “huge wake-up call,” exposed the personal information of up to 9.8 million Australians, including details such as driver’s licence and passport numbers.
Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil is expected to announce the new cybersecurity measures after she said that the way companies protected customer data needed to be changed.
The prime minister said the new protections would allow banks and other institutions to be informed much faster when a cyberattack occurred to prevent personal data from being used….