The Optus data breach is top of mind for a lot of Australians, particularly those who have had their data breached.
For business, the breach is a timely warning on the importance
of understanding what data is held on your customers (and should you hold it?), how it is secured, how your systems work and the process to
identify gaps and deficiencies, the appropriate actions if and when a breach occurs, and the impact on your relationship to your customer.
This is not something that can be outsourced to IT but a whole of business issue.
To be eligible to make a downsizer contribution to your super, you must be aged 55 or older and have owned your home for at least 10 years prior to the sale.
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