Australia’s defence trade controls amendments commence
1 Sep 2024
Australia’s amended Defence Trade Controls Act introduces AUKUS licence exemptions and new controls on supplies and services.
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Australia’s amended Defence Trade Controls Act introduces AUKUS licence exemptions and new controls on supplies and services.
Malaysia’s Cyber Security Act 2024 takes effect, imposing duties on National Critical Information Infrastructure entities.
India’s securities regulator SEBI issues CSCRF, standardising cyber security controls across regulated entities.
Korea’s Financial Services Commission announces a phased roadmap easing network separation rules to allow cloud, SaaS and generative AI use.
The Reserve Bank of India’s Master Direction on IT governance, risk, controls and assurance practices is now in effect.
Japan now requires medical device manufacturers to follow JIS T 81001-5-1 for secure software development.
Hong Kong police reveal that a finance worker paid out HK$200m after a video call in which every other participant was a deepfake.
Sweeping amendments to South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act take effect, unifying rules and strengthening sanctions.
India’s first comprehensive data protection law receives Presidential assent, setting consent and security duties with extraterritorial reach.
ASEAN and the European Commission publish a Joint Guide comparing ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses and EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
Microsoft and Five Eyes agencies warned that a Chinese state-sponsored group, Volt Typhoon, was hiding in US critical infrastructure networks.
Australian telecoms firm Optus disclosed a cyber attack exposing personal data of up to 9.8 million current and former customers.