Tag: cybersecurity

cybersecurity, data, data governance, information security

5 questions about data protection

There is a sudden interest all things cybersecurity, information security, and data protection in boardrooms around the country nowadays. But many ordinary worker folks do not think that there is anything they can do to help in keeping data safe. Here are five questions you can ask inside your organisation to get a better idea of how you can help. Continue reading 5 questions about data protection

Kate Carruthers
data governance

Getting started with Data Governance

Often folks simply do not know where to get started with their data governance program in an organisation. I recently gave a talk at the Australian Cyber Conference 2021 in Canberra on how to get started with a data governance program. This talk is based on my experience of running the UNSW data and information governance program since late 2014. When I first set out … Continue reading Getting started with Data Governance

Kate Carruthers
speaking

COVIDSafe App Teardown & Panel Discussion

This was an interesting panel to be on – along with Troy Hunt, Matthew Robins, Geoffrey Huntley, and Alec Tucker. The discussion covers observations about what the COVIDSafe app actually does, what it collects, what it sends and what are the real world privacy, cybersecurity, and information security implications. My estimate is that the government does not seem to be trying to be actively evil. … Continue reading COVIDSafe App Teardown & Panel Discussion

Kate Carruthers