[Dataloss] Personal data leaks 'worse in Australia than other regions'

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(Interesting article considering only three incidents out of 759 in the 
Data Loss Database - Open Source were reported from Australia...)

http://www.securecomputing.net.au/news/59136,personal-data-leaks-worse-in-australia-than-other-regions.aspx

Corporate data breaches - which can lead to identity theft - are occurring 
in Australia and without disclosure laws similar to those in the US those 
affected will never know they are at risk, claim Gartner analysts.

Speaking at the Gartner IT Security Summit in Sydney this week, Rich 
Mogull research VP at Gartner said he can guarantee data breaches in 
Australia are occurring and the situation could be worse than in other 
regions of the world -the only difference is - here it is hidden.

"I know breaches are occurring, banks don't tell me when they have 
breaches, the merchants don't tell me when they have breaches but I work 
with a lot of businesses here," said Mogull.

"Australia is not getting off easy, it's just hidden. To be honest this is 
a harsher environment - because of the proximity to some of the Asian 
economies where a lot of this happens," said Mogull.

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