Why Australian Data Breach Numbers Are Underreported

The OAIC reported 518 data breach notifications in Australia for Jan–Jun 2020 (down 3% from the prior half-year but up 16% year-over-year); malicious/criminal attacks made up 61% of incidents and the health sector reported the most breaches. The article warns that underreporting—especially from mobile endpoints, which comprise ~60% of enterprise devices—is masking the true scale of breaches and promotes mobile security controls as critical.