INTO THE BREACH: NAVIGATING CYBER BREACHES AND CYBER PROTECTIONS IN CONTRACTING
Presented by Presented by Annie Haggar and Amanda Wescombe, Norton Rose Fulbright
1 point in core area 4 - substantive law and procedural law
This session explored the critical role of government lawyers in defending and protecting their department in the event of a cybersecurity breach. Participants learned the essential steps to take to prepare for a breach, what to do when a breach occurred, and what the legal teams needed to do as the investigation and long-tail consequences of a breach unfolded. The session also covered strategies for protecting government interests while negotiating procurement contracts, ensuring cybersecurity considerations were built into agreements to minimize future risks and liabilities, and compliance with PSPF and other policies and standards.
ANNIE HAGGAR
PARTNER
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT
Annie is a security and technology lawyer with 20+ years of experience advising government and private sector clients in security and technology law, risk, strategy and policy. She advises clients on procurement security considerations, security regulation, and cybersecurity risk mitigation. Annie’s deep technical understanding of technology and cybersecurity issues was gained during her 12 years as legal counsel for one of the world’s largest technology companies, Accenture, including 6 years as global legal counsel for its global cybersecurity business. Annie has been seconded to Commonwealth legal teams advising on risk, strategy, mitigations and controls for managing security risk across the organisation including compliance with applicable laws, the PSPF, ISM and agency policies. Annie has been awarded the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards Sole Practitioner of the Year (2024), General Counsel of the Year (2021) award, and Lawyers Weekly, Corporate Counsel Awards, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year award (2021) for her work in security and technology law.
AMANDA WESCOMBE
SPECIAL COUNSEL
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT
Amanda is a security and technology lawyer and a trusted advisor to government and private sector clients. She supports clients in identifying and mitigating commercial, legal, security and governance risks across all industries, and Commonwealth clients to comply with PSPF, ISM, and ANAO requirements. She has held senior roles in private practice, at global technology companies, on secondment in Commonwealth government legal teams, and was the commercial and procurement manager for an international defence prime implementing its Major Service Provider program for Defence.
DETAILS
- This is an on-demand webinar you can watch at anytime - a link and password will be sent to you when you register
- Cost: Members - $50, Non-members $70
- CPD: Members will earn 1 CPD Point in core area 4
- This event was recorded as part of the March Mastery on Wednesday 13 March 2025
- This recording will expire on 31 December 2025
Registration
| Member | $50.00(GST incl.) | Register |
| Non-Member | $70.00(GST incl.) | Register |
