The NSW Government is taking much more steps to assist residents keep protected in opposition to cyber breaches with a brand new function that informs folks if their login credentials might have been compromised. 

With new enhancements to credential expertise, holders of a MyServiceNSW account will probably be robotically notified if their electronic mail deal with and password are present in a third-party breach. They will then be inspired to replace their password and allow multifactor authentication.

Service NSW is working carefully with trusted international expertise and safety distributors to determine if a buyer’s account login info might have beforehand been disclosed in a third-party information breach or leak.

Customer info stays safe and guarded in the course of the scan and prospects don’t must sign-up or opt-in to the service. 

This is one in every of a number of initiatives the NSW Government has undertaken to assist defend NSW residents on-line and construct cyber safety consciousness.

This enhances the brand new Password Strength Tester, launched earlier this month, which helps folks create sturdy passwords and examine whether or not their password has beforehand been disclosed in an information breach or leak. The Password Strength Tester may also take a look at how lengthy it will take a hacker to crack the password and offers a ranking primarily based on the power of the password.

There are greater than 2.7 million logins to MyServiceNSW accounts each month to finish hundreds of NSW Government transactions together with driver licence renewals and automobile registrations, in addition to entry catastrophe restoration or price of dwelling help. Customers should even have an lively MyServiceNSW account to make use of the Service NSW app and entry widespread voucher applications.

Security breaches and cybercrimes can price Australians each financially and in time taken to recuperate their id. If anybody believes their id might have been stolen, Service NSW and ID Support NSW may also help folks restore their paperwork and enhance safety of their private info.

Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Jihad Dib mentioned:

“We know cyber-attacks are on the rise and many people might not be as cyber secure as they could be. A lot of people use the same password for multiple online accounts, exposing them to a data breach or leaks.”

“The new cyber tools offered by Service NSW provide an additional layer of security and peace of mind for people in NSW.”

“Our state is a leader when it comes to digital innovation and the NSW Government continues to work on initiatives to make the use of MyServiceNSW as secure as possible.”