Prophecy International partners with Denver Public Schools to provide Summer Internship

Through a partnership with Denver Public Schools, Prophecy International will offer an internship program to a technology focussed high-school student this coming summer.

As part of the CareerLaunch Internship Program, a lucky high school student will complete 100-120 hour internship at Prophecy International over the June/ July 2018 period learning about the Cyber-security industry and putting their STEM coursework into practice.

Following the initial CareerLaunch program, Denver Public Schools said “98% of the business partners who had participated in the program felt offering internships to high school students was a viable way to groom future employees and said they hoped their company would continue to participate in CareerLaunch in the future”.

Suzanne Healy, Director of Sales – North America and “Company Champion” for the program said Prophecy International was honoured to have been chosen to participate in the program and excited to share with the students the wealth of career options in cybersecurity.  “As one of the hottest career fields, we want to encourage students to learn more about how Prophecy helps companies develop sound system security architectures.   It is important for us as a global company to give back to the community and educate/ provide practical experience to the next generation of leaders”.

About Prophecy International

Prophecy International Holdings Limited (ASX: PRO) is the holding company for Snare, which develops a suite of advanced threat intelligence software solutions used around the world across industries ranging from defence, financial services and manufacturing to government agencies, transport and retail.

Prophecy International Holdings Limited Ltd was established in 1980 and services markets in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia.  The international headquarters and global software development centre is at Prophecy House in Adelaide, Australia.

For further information please contact:

Media contact

Christine Bishop
Chief Marketing Officer
Prophecy International
+61 418 181 352
cbishop@prophecyinternational.com

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The Shifting Regulatory Landscape for Privacy and Data Protection in Australia and the European Union in 2018

Part 1: Australia & the National Data Breach Scheme

 There has been little media attention on the Privacy Act amendments which came into effect on February 22nd. Inspired by the proliferation of information stored in e-format, the Australian Government has introduced new data breach regulations governed by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act establishes new requirements for businesses responding to data breaches – introducing reporting and data breach investigation obligations for many Australian businesses when a breach is suspected.

Do you need to comply?

You will be obligated to comply with the National Nata Breach Scheme (NDBS) if you are:

  • an Australian Government Agency, Business or Non-Profit with annual turnover greater than AU$3 Million; or
  • a private sector health provider; or
  • a childcare centre or private education institution; or
  • a credit provider, or if your business handles consumer credit, or tax file numbers

Ultimately, the government has cast a wide web, and many Australian businesses will be obligated to comply.

What are your obligations if you suspect a breach?

When you suspect that a breach has occurred, you are obligated to take all reasonable steps to perform a comprehensive investigation of the breach within 30-calendar days of the breach being identified to determine its extent and severity. Should you determine that the breach could result in serious harm to the individuals, then you are obligated to notify the affected persons and the OAIC. Where you suspect that the breach is likely to result in serious harm, when it is first identified, you are obligated to immediately notify the OAIC.

 How do you meet these expectations?

Mandatory Data Breach laws require your businesses to have the right mix of technical and administrative controls in place. It is crucial that you assess the policies and procedures that you have in place, undertake an audit of the information that you store, and implement policies that will protect this information

What are the ramifications for failing to comply?

The Australian Government views a failure to comply with the NDBS as “…an interference with the privacy of an individual”, and accordingly attaches sever pecuniary penalties. The financial penalty on individuals is up to AU$360,000 while the penalty for businesses is up to $1.8 million.

There is no silver bullet to complying with the regulations. Compliance requires a combination of people management, administrative processes and technological controls – working together to keep data secure. Using Snare can help you implement the requisite technical controls, if you need help with one or more of the other areas, then seek advice from a trusted advisor.

 For more information on how Snare can support your Privacy Act Compliance, refer to our whitepaper: Mandatory Data Breach Disclosure: Equipping your business for Privacy Act Compliance with Snare

 For more information specifically on the NDBS refer to these useful links:

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy-law/privacy-act/notifiable-data-breaches-scheme

https://www.oaic.gov.au/resources/agencies-and-organisations/guides/data-breach-preparation-and-response.pdf

 

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Snare Alliance Joins Prophecy

We are incredibly excited to announce that Snare Alliance has joined the Prophecy team. A long time partner with us here at Prophecy, and a critical part in Snare’s growth over the last several years, Snare Alliance joins us as we head into 2018, a year shaping up to be the most exciting yet in our long history. While several other major announcements are on the horizon we’d like to welcome the Snare Alliance team on board as well as all their wonderful customers who’ve we’ve been reaching out to and should hear more shortly if they haven’t already.

For those of you new to the Intersect website and Prophecy in general here are a few links to get you started, but you can of course just use the nav bar at the top of the page.

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Stay tuned as many more exciting announcements are coming soon!

The Prophecy Team

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