Protection of Personal Information in Universities

The protection of information by universities has come under focus in recent years as a number of Australian universities have been subject to cybersecurity attacks. These attacks highlight the risks of data breaches and the potential impact on students, staff, and research participants. This led to the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) examining the policies and procedures that Victorian universities have implemented to protect the personal information that they hold from loss and misuse. The Victorian Information Commissioner released its report on  the Examination of Victorian universities’ privacy and security policies report on 29 June 2021 (report).   The findings included that not all universities have clear policies and procedures to guide staff to destroy personal information when it is no longer needed, and some do not have written guidance about sharing personal information with third parties to support staff to consider information security risks. The Victorian Information Commissioner, […]