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Will your executor and attorney be able to locate and access your assets?

As our lives increasingly move to online digital platforms, it is becoming more important to help your executor access your “digital assets” after you die.

Digital assets include social media accounts, shopping accounts, bank or investment account details, entertainment collections, gambling accounts, and the like.

In 2020 the NSW Law Reform Commission released its report*, which found that 92% of people do not include details with their Will.

What is my Digital Profile and why should I care?

In our digital‑first world, where Google has replaced the telephone directory and business cards have been supplanted by LinkedIn, our online digital profiles are the first impression we give to the world and the primary source of information that others will use to research us.

Our digital profile plays a huge role in both online and offline reputation, privacy and security management.

We need to focus on our digital profiles through the lens of our true audience, whether that be family members, prospective employers.

Time To Get Wise About Digital Security

Even as the pandemic winds down, it continues to influence where and how we work, with more time spent online, you and your digital credentials are at risk now more than ever.

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the home lives and workplaces of millions worldwide. Offices closed, people transitioned to working remotely and shopping online, and families bunkered-down at home.

With nowhere to go, they spent more time online. That isn’t likely to change anytime soon, even if some offices re-open.

The growing industry of cyber-crime that is brokering stolen data in Australia

In October 2022 (which ironically was ‘cybersecurity awareness month’), Australia experienced several major cybersecurity breaches (“hacks”), including Medibank and its subsidiary AHM, Optus, Woolworths and electricity provider Energy Australia.

Many other Australian and foreign companies – large and small – are all now among the household names that have fallen victim to a data breach.