Data Security Standards in Australia and Challenges of AWS Data Security

Assessment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Data Security Standards in Australia...........................................................................................3
Differences between the Data Security Standards in Australia & EU.........................................4
Data Security Requirements for the Manufacturing Venue Selection.........................................5
AWS Data Security Challenges and Limitations.........................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Data security is the process of securing the digital information from any unauthorized
access or theft and there are several standards and frameworks for data security and protection
which needs to be complied with depending upon the area of operations. The following reporting
will therefore be giving a brief explanation of the data security standards in Australia and then a
brief overview will be given on how EU data security standards are different from the Australian
standards. Then the data security requirements will be outlined for setting up of new
manufacturing location and finally, challenges and limitations of AWS service will be discussed.
MAIN BODY
Data Security Standards in Australia
According to the Privacy Act 1988, a framework for the protection of privacy and
security of data has been provided which can be called as Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
These principles assist in governing the obligations, standards & rights for the personal
information that are collected, used and disclosed, accountability and governance of any agency
or an organisation, personal information being integrated or corrected and the individual’s rights
for the access of the personal information (Data Security: Definition, Explanation and Guide,
2022). These Australian principles for privacy are the laws based on the principles which allows
the flexibility for the organisations and agencies to utilize the personal information and its
management according to the models of the business and varied needs of the individuals. Also,
these principles are technology neutral which provides these organisations and agencies with the
flexibility of adaptation of the ever transforming technology. It shall be noted that any breach or
non – compliance with these Australian Privacy Principle (APPs) is considered to be a serious
issue of interfering with the privacy of any individual and thus, will lead to penalties and
regulatory actions.
Now, there are 13 principles of Australian privacy (APPs) which addresses the issues like
handling of personal information which shall be transparent and open, anonymity and
pseudonymity, collected personal information that is solicited, how to deal with such personal
information that is unsolicited, notification of how the personal information is collected,
situations under which such personal information can be used or disclosed, direct marketing,
personal information which has the risk of being disclosed overseas, identifiers of government
being adopted, used and disclosed, quality of personal information, how the personal information