We’ve all heard about the 9.8 million Optus customers who’ve been victim to a massive cyber attack here in Australia and now news has just been released showing some Telstra employees have been hit by a data breach. We all try to be careful but what can we do to make sure we’re not giving away all of our information on the Internet?
Cyber and digital industry expert, Stephen Kho from Avast, has given his opinion about the Optus hack and he’s also given us some tangible tips that Australians – Optus customers or not – should implement in their everyday interactions with their online devices.
Kho said: “The Optus data breach has affected an unprecedented number of Australians and has forced the government and industry bodies to urgently review the existing data privacy laws protecting us. Less than a week following the revelation of the data breach, the government has already indicated a strong push for significantly stiffer financial penalties for such data breaches.”
Cyber Security expert, Stephen Kho, gives us his tips for security.
“Additionally, the need to implement a much quicker process for the sharing of affected user’s data with financial institutions will be key so that the 9.8 million victims of the Optus data breach get ‘enhanced monitoring’ on their bank accounts to spot potential signs of fraud and identity theft,” he added.
“In the meantime, there are things we can all do to lower the risk of being victims of frauds and scams as we brace ourselves for the expected spike in online criminal activities,” Kho said.
So take a look at his tips here:
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