Customer Data Protection: Compliance and Security Report

This report provides an overview of customer data protection in Australia, focusing on the regulatory landscape and security measures. It highlights the significance of the Privacy Act of 1988 and the impact of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The report discusses the Australian data breach notification regime and the importance of data breach evaluation. It emphasizes the need for organizations to conduct due diligence and implement case response applications to address legal queries and minimize potential harm from data breaches. The report references relevant sources and underscores the ongoing efforts to enhance data security and privacy in Australia.

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Customer Data protection

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Conventionally to date, Australia has implemented a clearer and pacifying approach to
secrecy and security. In addition, officials everywhere the country are and will be,
undertaking a considerable closer appearance at rules on the safety of private records of an
individual and security of their population data. In relation to the Australia government, they
are implementing granular regulations in addition to the Australian data privacy regulations
initially stem from the Privacy Act of 1988 (Ismail, 2018). 2017 was a time abounding with
cyber security breaks including the top companies such as Accenture, Deloitee, Uber and
Equifax expanded beyond government agencies and aggregators. In relation with Australian
organisations, they have recently faced two major new regulatory changes in associated to
data where one is the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Likewise, in 2018, Australia data breach notification regime took place, obliging various
Australian businesses to inform their customers and the workplace of the Australian
Information Commissioner of major data breach (Pearce, 2018). Data breach evaluation are
part of each government division and Australian businesses where they control and processes
personally identifiable information so as to evaluate the mark of a likely or identified data
breach and inform to responsible authority. Most organisations now compulsory have to
performance a detailed due attentiveness and case response application to ensure that all legal
queries are responded prior to any data breach incident and fetching information in relevant
to data subjects so that to decrease the likelihood of serious harm that could possibly arise.

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References
Ismail, N. (2018) GDPR vs Australian data privacy regulations: 5 key differences [ONLINE]
Available from: https://www.information-age.com/gdpr-aus-data-privacy-regulations-
123471003/ [Accessed 27/01/2020].
Pearce, R. (2018) Australian organisations struggling with compliance, security report says
[ONLINE] Available from: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3474802/australian-
organisations-struggling-with-compliance-security-report-says.html [Accessed 27/01/2020].