Key to surviving a hack attack – get digital workflow under control

Brisbane-based law firm Gadens has launched a first-of-its-kind digital workflow tool to help navigate the legal reporting obligations of businesses during a cyber attack.

Oct 31, 2022, updated May 22, 2025
CrowdStrike has claimed a bug caused the massive computer outage. (Photo; Supplied)
CrowdStrike has claimed a bug caused the massive computer outage. (Photo; Supplied)

2022 has seen several high-profile companies hit with cyber attacks where customer data has been breached, and cyber ransoms have been demanded, including large businesses such as Optus and Medibank.

While many organisations have a cyber incident plan in place, important time-critical legal compliance can be at risk of getting overlooked.

“When you are in the middle of a cyber incident, there are a lot of moving parts, and someone needs to manage your legal compliance,” said Gadens Director Robert Feldman.

The Gadens Cyber Incident Manager is a cloud-based solution, powered by Lawcadia’s technology which streamlines the information collation, assessment and reporting process of potential cyber incidents in one online platform.

This allows companies to ensure defensible, timely and cost-effective compliance with multiple pieces of cyber incident relevant legislation and standards including the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act.

Gadens Cyber Incident Manager incorporates regulatory reporting requirements, so when a cyber incident has occurred, it is easy to immediately request legal advice and preparation of the regulatory report, if required.

The workflow tool also provides practical guidance on what to do next within sharp statutory timeframes, dramatically reducing the risk of legal ramifications for organisations and their senior accountable employees.

Powered by Australian legal technology company Lawcadia, the Gadens Cyber Incident Manager is available off-the-shelf, utilising their intelligent and secure platform engine – Lawcadia Intelligence – all supported by an ISO 27001 certified information security management system.

“One of the biggest issues is a complicated and overlapping patchwork of legislation and other standards – some of which have very tight reporting timeframes,” said Mr Feldman.

“This tool will help organisations navigate that patchwork and keep them on track to meet their legal compliance obligations whilst they get on with everything else involved in managing the incident.”

Lawcadia founder and chief executive officer Warwick Walsh said he is excited by the continuation of its innovation partnership with Gadens.

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“Gadens has been able to continually leverage innovation to solve clients’ pain points firstly with the Gadens Breach Manager for financial services and now with the Gadens Cyber Incident Manager, a timely and important tool for the current climate,” he said.

 Navigate the legal reporting and compliance obligations during a cyber breach with Gadens Cyber Incident Manager

Link to: Gadens Cyber Incident Manager | Lawcadia

 

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