Privacy Awareness Week 2023 is May 1 to 7, 2023. This year the theme is the very timely reminder – “Back to Basics.”
How timely is the theme of this year’s Privacy Awareness Week?
So it looks like the Pentagon data breach is probably more attributable to poor document control and management, and too much access – rather than one of those “sophisticated cyber attacks” that we hear about, or anything that might require bleeding-edge cybersecurity skills. Extraordinary, given that the data breach involved the exposure of highly classified documents, such as military plans on the war in Ukraine — documents that contain information so sensitive that only people with the highest levels of security clearance in the U.S. government are supposed to be able to access them.
It reminds us of the importance of the basic precautions we should have baked in to our cyber and privacy posture:
Pretty simple, right …
And, in case we needed it, a ringing endorsement of the OAIC’s Privacy Awareness Week 2023 mantra of Privacy 101 – Back to Basics.
To mark Privacy Awareness Week 2023, may we suggest that you visit the excellent resources offered by the OAIC at https://education.oaic.gov.au/paw2023/
There are details of PAW events that you can join.
There are Privacy 101 tips for organisations covering topics like training your staff, simplifying your privacy notice, assessing privacy risks and privacy by design – Privacy 101 for businesses.
You can also register your support and take some of the self-assessment quizzes that are provided there.
Definitely worth a look!
It might also be worth re-visiting some of our previous posts where we’ve covered important basics for your cyber security and privacy programs. A selection of those which might be of relevance include:
How to create a data inventory
Data mapping for better privacy management
Email marketing compliance do’s and don’ts
Email marketing laws in Australia
Tips for legally collecting email addresses in Australia
How to respond to access requests
How to make sure your website is privacy compliant
How to update your privacy policy
De-identification as a risk mitigation in big data sets
Privacy issues to avoid when recruiting staff
Privacy issues with using biometrics in the workplace
Employee photos and privacy issues
Privacy issues with data sharing
Quick tips for communicating privacy issues within your organisation
Voice recording laws in Australia
Tips for successfully implementing privacy by design
Hope some of those are of help – and Happy Privacy Awareness Week!
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