Under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, any organisation covered by the Privacy Act 1988 must notify affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) when such a data breach occurs. Notifiable data breaches (as defined by the OAIC) occur when: there is unauthorised access to, unauthorised disclosure, or loss of, an individual’s […]
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Staying safe with G Suite and 2 step authentication
So last week I wrote about using 2 factor authentication (2FA) to stay safer when using your Google account, even as a sole trader. I also mentioned how that particular authentication technique couldn’t be used with G Suite. However, there is another version of 2FA that can be used by G Suite users which I’m […]
What is multi-factor authentication and do I really need it as a sole trader?
Alright welcome back to the 3rd in our Stay Smart Online series for Stay Smart Week 2019. Today I’m writing about multi-factor or 2 step authentication. This is sometimes abbreviated to 2FA (which does not mean what I first thought, when I saw those letters!) Firstly, what is 2FA? Essentially it means there are two […]