A Monash expert is available to comment on thousands of donors’ information from charity organisations, including the Cancer Council, being leaked on the dark web today as a result of Brisbane-based telemarketing company Pareto Phone being hacked in April.
Professor Nigel Phair, Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology
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- Impact of cybercrime
- Preventing online fraud and deception
- Detecting cybercrime
The following can be attributed to Professor Phair:
“The best way for organisations not to have a data breach is for them to delete customer identifying information post-transaction.
“Organisations, including charities and other not-for-profit organisations who may not think they will get caught up in a data breach incident, need to do due diligence when using third-party providers.
“Beyond what organisations can do to safeguard themselves we need an effective ‘stick’ to be used as a deterrent so companies are not lax with their cybersecurity. The Privacy Commissioner now has increased penalties at their disposal, so it would be good to see such penalties imposed where justified.”
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