NSW govt agencies could be forced to report data breaches | iTnews

Posted by Steven Kirby | Nov 18, 2017 | Breach Notification, Cybersecurity, Government Agency, iTnews, Legislation and Regulation, New South Wales, State Government | 0 |

The NSW Labor Party has introduced a bill that would force state government agencies to report if they suffer data breach.

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