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Practical, legally grounded analysis of the cyber, privacy and technology issues affecting Australian businesses — written by practitioners who advise on these matters every day.
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We write about Australian law, Australian regulation and Australian cases — because that is what our clients face. When a new piece of legislation passes, a significant breach makes headlines or a court decision shifts the liability landscape, we explain what it means in plain terms and what your organisation should consider in response.
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Eight reasons why cyber threats are now a key risk for property practitioners
The choice between paying a ransom and either losing all your business records or seeing confidential client information lost or published is one that no practitioner ever wants to make.
Professional duties and email security for conveyancers
Conveyancers have been early adaptors of electronic conveyancing, which has been mandatory for all mainstream property transactions in NSW since 1 July 2019. With the commencement of this new era it is timely to consider the lessons that have been (and can still be) learned about cyber risk and resilience in conveyancing.
Email compromise is impacting businesses globally
Unless training is provided and proper accounts processes are in place, employees will often action fake payment requests that appear to come from a senior officer within the organisation.
Owning your practice’s cyber security - MSPs and you
Be proactive in understanding your practice’s cyber security profile – do not regard it as a ‘set and forget’ issue.
Transitioning to e-conveyancing
From 1 July 2018, all caveats and land transfers without mortgages in NSW have been lodged electronically, and this will be extended to all mainstream property transactions from 1 July 2019.
Privacy compliance
Further information is contained in the linked article, written in 2017 for Lawcover’s risk page in the Law Society Journal under the title ‘Is your firm privacy compliant?’.
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