September 2015 – Cyber Law Watch

AMCHAM Cyber Security Panel Luncheon

Sep 22 2015

K&L Gates partner, Cameron Abbott will feature as part of panel of professionals active in the Cyber industry at an American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) luncheon on Wednesday 28 October 2015.

The panel will discuss developments in the world of cyber security, the intent of the mandatory data-breach scheme and the far reaching impact that cyber security breaches can have on a business’s reputation and value.

The session will be moderated by Dr Tobias Feakin, Senior Analyst and Director, International Cyber Policy Centre.

For full details of the event and to register click here

Report finds finance and HR departments the greatest cybersecurity threats to organisations

Sep 04 2015

By Cameron Abbott and Melanie Long

According to recent research conducted on behalf of cybersecurity firm Clearswift, finance and HR departments represent the biggest cybersecurity threat to organisations. The study polled more than 4500 information technology decision makers, security professionals and employees in the US, UK, Germany and Australia and found that 46% of respondents believed that finance departments posed a security threat to their organisation. In addition, 42% of respondents believed the same of an organisation’s HR departments.

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