Cyber security in New South Wales

Report serious NDIS incidents to the NDIS Commission

Death, serious injury, abuse, neglect, unauthorised restrictive practices, and sexual misconduct must be notified.

Report cyber security incidents to ASD (SOCI)

Critical infrastructure asset operators must report critical incidents within 12 hours and other incidents within 72 hours.

Adopt Essential Eight Maturity Level 2 (federal subcontractors)

Federal government contractors handling OFFICIAL: Sensitive must meet Right Fit For Risk (RFFR) including E8 ML2.

Comply with APRA CPS 220 (Risk Management)

APRA-regulated entities must have a comprehensive risk management framework.

Comply with SOCI Positive Security Obligation (PSO) per sector

Sector-specific cyber + risk obligations under SOCI Part 2.

Comply with Serious Incident Response Scheme (aged care)

Registered aged care providers must maintain an incident management system and notify Priority 1 reportable incidents within 24 hours and Priority 2 within 30 days.

Comply with APRA CPS 234 (Information Security)

APRA-regulated entities must maintain information security capability commensurate with the size and extent of threats.

Adopt and maintain a Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP)

Covered critical infrastructure entities must adopt a CIRMP addressing cyber, physical, personnel, and supply-chain hazards.

Government cyber incident reporting via ASD ACSC

Federal entities + critical infrastructure report cyber incidents to ASD ACSC.

ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS certification — increasingly customer-mandated

Information Security Management System per ISO 27001 increasingly required by customers + government.

Register as a responsible entity / direct interest holder under SOCI

Captured critical-infrastructure assets must be registered with Home Affairs.

Report ransomware and cyber extortion payments within 72 hours (Cyber Security Act 2024 s 27)

Businesses with turnover over $3M, and critical infrastructure responsible entities, must report any ransomware payment to the Government within 72 hours.

PCI DSS card data security (contractual, via your acquirer)

Merchants that accept card payments must protect cardholder data to PCI DSS — a requirement of the card schemes, enforced through your merchant agreement, not an Australian statute.