---
title: "Lawyers and insurers set for data breach payday - ZDNet"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/lawyers-and-insurers-set-for-data-breach-payday-zdnet/"
date: "2017-05-10T00:51:35+00:00"
section: "Identity Theft"
tags:
  - "Cyber Insurance"
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Identity Theft"
source: "zdnet.com"
source_url: "http://www.zdnet.com/article/lawyers-and-insurers-set-for-data-breach-payday/"
---

# Lawyers and insurers set for data breach payday - ZDNet

May 10, 2017 · Reported by zdnet.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2017/lawyers-and-insurers-set-for-data-breach-payday-zdnet.jpg)

> Australia’s mandatory data breach notification laws come into force in February 2018. Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which also requires breach notification, becomes law in May 2018. Brexit or not, the UK will also have to comply.

[Read the full article at zdnet.com](http://www.zdnet.com/article/lawyers-and-insurers-set-for-data-breach-payday/)

**Tags:** [Cyber Insurance](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-insurance/) · [Data Breach](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-breach/) · [Identity Theft](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/identity-theft/)