Privacy Awareness Week is an annual campaign led in Australia by OAIC to highlight the importance of protecting personal information. From 1 to 7 May 2023, Privacy Awareness Week will focus on getting ‘back to basics’. It highlights some of the simple but fundamental steps individuals and organisations can take to protect privacy.
To help keep personal information secure, OAIC recommend:
- Treating it like the asset it is. Don’t share personal information without good reason, and only share what’s necessary.
- Update privacy settings and check what you are saying ‘yes’ to. Many websites, apps and devices share personal information by default.
- Make the most of security updates for devices and apps by installing them promptly when they are rolled out.
- Use strong passphrases (made up of 4 or more random words) and enable multi-factor authentication.
If your privacy has been breached, act quickly to reduce the risk of harm. Steps you can take include changing your passphrases, watching out for scams, and checking your credit report and financial accounts.
Check out the OAIC website for more helpful tips to protect your privacy and access our cyber security advice and resources to learn how can protect you and your business online.