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Much ado about SOCMINT!

| | 'friend', Apple, celeb, Hack, ICloud, Password, Phishing, SOCMINT
You may not have heard of the term SOCMINT which emerged a couple of years ago as the abbreviation for Social Media Intelligence. What has this to do with Apple iCloud and ...

For your eye’s only

| | Apple, celeb, Cloud, private, scandal, stole
“Celebs in nude photo scandal’ make it to the top of our news feed today and who’s clicking on the link. I have to say for 1 ‘not me’. I’m sure Jennifer ...

To click or not to click…………

We recently assisted one of our clients during an information security incident, a server monitoring system had picked up unusual file access activity on one of their network file stores, upon further ...
Is my real estate agent allowed to take photos in my house?

What is Privacy? OAIC are showing us the way.

When looking for a new home we like to see photos of what the house looks like but for a tenant/home owner are there any rules that govern what photos the real estate ...

Nice filesystem you’ve got there…

"Nice filesystem you've got there.  Be a shame if anything... happened to it.  Know what I mean?"It's a stock phrase used by thugs in extortion rackets in countless movies, TV shows, and ...

Privacy Awareness Week Day 5: Managing a Breach or Complaint

Business standpoint:The OAIC has not yet enforced the requirement for businesses to disclose a breach, however they do provide considerable support if you do fall victim to a breach that compromises personal ...

Privacy Awareness Week Day 4: Business Obligations: What should I be doing to protect personal information?

Before we can talk about protecting personal information, the first question you must ask is “What personal information do we process throughout the organisation?”Do you understand:a) How you collate personal information and when?b) Why ...
Privacy Awareness Week Day 3: What you can do to protect your privacy when using mobile phones

Privacy Awareness Week Day 3: What you can do to protect your privacy when using mobile phones

We have to remember that mobiles aren't just phones anymore! They store a significant amount of data to make life easier for us, but we must ensure that we don’t make it an easy target ...
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Privacy Awareness Week Day 2: Protect your privacy online

According to the OAIC 74% of Australians are more concerned about their online privacy than they were five years ago. So what can you do about it?How often do you check your ...
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Privacy Awareness Week, Day 1: What is privacy and changes to the Act

 This week (5th -10th May) is Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) and CQR has partnered with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to help promote Privacy Awareness amongst the community.So what ...