Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper January 20, 2023 2023 State of Play – Australian Privacy Reform Three years on from announcing it would be undertaking a review to “consider whether the scope of the Privacy Act 1988 and its enforcement mechanisms remain fit for purpose”, and a full year after its initial target completion date, the Attorney-General’s Department has completed its review and prepared the final report. Survey November 15, 2024 Protiviti-Oxford survey shows ‘us vs. them’ disconnect in how global execs view data privacy When it comes to data privacy, it’s all personal—especially when it comes to business leaders’ opinions about their own company’s privacy practices compared to other companies, according to the findings of the Protiviti-Oxford survey Executive Outlook on the Future of Privacy, 2030. Flash Report July 31, 2023 SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Enhancements: Efforts to Boost Investor Confidence On 26 July 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments1 to its rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting by public companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC’s view is that cybersecurity threats and incidents pose an ongoing risk to public companies, investors and market… Podcast April 11, 2025 Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind breaks down new rules in Australia's Privacy Act In this VISION by Protiviti Interview, Protiviti Director Hanneke Catts sits down with Carly Kind, Privacy Commissioner for The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), to discuss recent updates to the Australian Privacy Act. Whitepaper May 20, 2021 New Executive Order Aims to Shore Up U.S. Cybersecurity Defenses A Primer for Federal Government Contractors On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) to improve the United States’ cybersecurity and protect federal networks. Following the SolarWinds breach and, most recently, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the EO is the most recent action in the Biden administration’s plan to overhaul U.S. cybersecurity… Newsletter March 15, 2022 Framing the Data Privacy Discussion in the Boardroom Data proliferation and data privacy regulatory activity across the globe have created the need for focused boardroom discussions. While cybersecurity continues to be an issue for boards, a more targeted focus on data privacy is increasingly necessary to ensure compliance across a rapidly expanding number of privacy regulations. Privacy risk represents a unique challenge driven by the volume and… Flash Report March 3, 2021 Virginia Becomes the Second State to Enact Consumer Privacy Law The Commonwealth of Virginia passed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) into law on March 2, 2021, following overwhelming bipartisan support for a state consumer privacy law. The November 2020 election results provided the much needed impetus to strengthen consumer privacy for the Commonwealth of Virginia. State officials wasted no time in introducing the privacy bill. Now that the… Flash Report July 17, 2020 European Court of Justice Invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework July 17, 2020 On Thursday, July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) implemented a landmark ruling in case C-311/18 - Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (more commonly referred to as “Schrems II”). While it concluded that Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) issued by the European Commission… Blogs October 5, 2023 Australia’s Privacy Act is fundamentally changing: What this means for your organisation On the 28th of September, the Australian Government released its long-awaited response to the Attorney General’s Privacy Act Review Report. The Government response outlines its stance across the 116 proposals put forward by the Attorney General. In May, we originally published our article analysing the proposed changes that we believe will be most impactful for our clients, we have updated the… Blogs February 28, 2025 Privacy Compliance: The Role of Digital Identity Driven by stringent global privacy regulations, consumer privacy and security are top of mind for technology executives. Compliance with these regulations requires organisations to think through their approach to collecting, securing, managing access to, and deleting customer data. Load More
