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Why privacy professionals should understand DSPM
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) is an emerging term coined by Gartner as a new category of solutions. It focusses on the protection of personal information and sensitive data, and sits at the intersection of cyber security and privacy. This document explains DSPM and why it is important for privacy professionals.

David Roberts
Jan 151 min read


Reasonable steps in protecting personal information is becoming clearer...
Insights from a number of recent cases has shed light on what ASIC and OAIC define as reasonable steps in protecting personal information. The attached Whitepaper expands on a panel discussion at Cyber Con 2025 which explored the learnings from these cases and tips to turn those learnings into practical action for both boards and executives. The insights include: reasonable steps are commensurate with the data held and the size of the organisation recognised data protection f

David Roberts
Dec 1, 20251 min read


Third-party cyber incidents are surging — and the risks are closer than you think.
According to a new iTnews report, NSW Government agencies have seen third-party linked cyber incidents quadruple in just two years . In...

David Roberts
Sep 19, 20251 min read
The OAIC’s Privacy Crackdown: Read on if your organisation collects, shares, analyses, or even “anonymises” customer data — whether that’s through websites, adtech, customer platforms, or AI
The Australian privacy regulator has just fired its strongest warning shot yet. If your organisation collects, shares, analyses, or even...

David Roberts
Aug 6, 20252 min read


Why Data Governance Belongs in the Boardroom: A Snapshot of the ACID Framework
This whitepaer by the AICD offers some great insights into data governance for a boards and executives. Data is now one of your...

David Roberts
Jul 1, 20252 min read


Preliminary Lessons from the Super Fund Data Breaches
Last week, several of Australia’s largest superannuation funds — including some of the the largest, by membership size: Australian Super;...

David Roberts
Apr 9, 20252 min read


Protect your customers financial data and personal information: Preventing the FIIG Securities Data Breach
How Automated PI Data Scanning and Security Posture Management Could Have Helped The recent case of ASIC suing FIIG Securities Limited...

David Roberts
Mar 13, 20252 min read


Insight into cyber-crime-aaS
The deletion of the stolen Medibank data from Zservers in Russia is a window into the industrialisation of global cyber crime and...

David Roberts
Feb 13, 20251 min read
Securiti Named a Leader in Frost & Sullivan's DSPM Report: Why It's Time for Action
The latest Frost & Sullivan report on Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) has recognised our partner Securiti as a leader in this...

David Roberts
Jan 20, 20252 min read


Unstructured Data: The unknown risk
Recording of a webinar describing a case study for remediating the risk of unstrucutred data: https://links.securiti.ai/discussing-unstru...

David Roberts
Nov 27, 20241 min read


Data Governance: Operational Controls to Protect Personal Information
Here's a presentation on Data Governance I gave to the Sydney IAPP KnowledgeNet Chapter today. The key points: Data is both an asset and...

David Roberts
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Data security and third-party risk management gaps in Australian organisations
If the latest Cyber Pulse survey from AISC is indicative of Australian organisations there is still a way to go in cyber maturity and...

David Roberts
Feb 7, 20242 min read


Tik Tok being investigated by OAIC....
The recent media about the OAIC investigation into personal information leakage via TIk Tok raises a much broader issue. The risk of data...

David Roberts
Jan 18, 20241 min read


Big gaps in data governance
In a recent report on Data Governance by the Governance Institute of Australia there were some concerning findings, such as: - Nearly 60%...

David Roberts
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Privacy without Boarders
A guide to expanding internationally for A&NZ Organisations This Webinar recording and material will: help you better understand key...

David Roberts
Nov 17, 20231 min read
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