Lawcovernotes July 2019

7. If the relevant party has no record of the email requesting the transfer, treat the email as suspicious, contact your IT consultants and call the cyber incident response team on 1800 BREACH (1800 273 224) immediately. 5. Produce a cyber incident and privacy breach response plan In order to ensure you are able to manage a cyber incident effectively and without confusion and delays, prepare a cyber incident response and privacy breach response plan. Ensure that employees are familiar with these plans and make them accessible. Remember - any cyber incident response or privacy breach response plan should include notification to the cyber incident response team on 1800 BREACH (1800 273 224) Further information Information regarding the cover available to firms under Lawcover’s group cyber risk policy is here . Additional information and guidance regarding cyber security is available from Lawcover’s Cyber Risk Resources. Take Lawcover’s Cyber Risk Assessment to assess your cyber risk awareness and preparedness. Please note all responses are anonymous. Jen McMillan Legal Practice Consultant