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Mel Gillies

Mel Gillies is Director Consulting - Risk and Security at RTG. Mel has recently been awarded her Master of Education (Research) comparing global and local privacy regulations, contextualising this to educational data governance and how these inform the privacy and security of school data within the ‘Educational Data Economy’. A qualified Lead Auditor ISO27001: Information Security Management System, Mel works closely with organisations to assist in identifying and protecting against cyber threats, whilst strengthening incident response plans to support timely recovery to normal operations and reduce the impact from a data breach or cyber security incident.

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What's your school's cyber risk strategy?

By Mel Gillies on Apr 10, 2023 7:15:34 PM

"Data is not the new oil - it's the new plutonium. Amazingly powerful, dangerous when it spreads, difficult to clean up and with serious consequences when improperly used."

Jim Balsillie (2019)

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Data Governance - Balancing Regulation Against Operational Practice

By Mel Gillies on Mar 10, 2021 1:35:03 PM

How confident is your organisation with safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise, or loss? 

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How to protect your schools' data and ensure it's not vulnerable to attackers.

By Mel Gillies on Nov 17, 2020 9:21:29 AM

Even before COVID, an organisation’s obligation to safeguard its data had never been greater. Not only do you have to collect, store, process and discard data in ways that are compliant with regulations, you also need to have strong information security policies and practices to protect your data from malicious or unauthorised use.

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Risk Management: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure!”

By Mel Gillies on Sep 22, 2020 11:26:07 AM

There isn’t one rule that fits all organisations for privacy risk management; it comes down to the contexts, needs and priorities of the organisations itself. In a recent webinar I attended, it was stated that risk management generally leads to one of three outcomes:

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Phishing - how do you protect yourself?

By Mel Gillies on Aug 6, 2020 3:59:07 PM

According the OAIC statistics, phishing attacks have increased considerably in the past three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three in five data breaches have been caused through malicious or criminal attacks; with data breaches resulting from phishing continuing to be the leading source of malicious attacks.

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Importance of student privacy in the EdTech landscape

By Mel Gillies on Jul 29, 2020 2:49:26 PM

In early 2020, everyday life as we knew it was flipped as governments worldwide forced the closure of most things we take for granted, including businesses, sporting and cultural events, travel and schools. Parents had to stay home with their children, while educators were pushed to move their teaching programs to the online world.

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Data Security - Privacy Tips for Educators

By Mel Gillies on Aug 15, 2019 9:15:24 PM

It take's a great deal of effort and collaboration to create and nurture a school's digital culture. Educational Technology ("EdTech") is a rapidly evolving ecosystem of networked technology, all contributing to the rise of the Educational Data Economy

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Creating a Healthy Digital Environment for 21st Century Learners

By Mel Gillies on Aug 15, 2019 8:41:59 PM

When discussing cyber risk and digital security, schools may lack the expertise needed to build the essential policies, structures and systems to create a learning environment that is securely technology-enabled. 

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Website Hosting

By Mel Gillies on Sep 17, 2018 4:29:00 PM

Website hosting security is now more important than ever. With more businesses turning digital comes the need for a clampdown on data protection. Let’s take a look at the recent ABS Census debacle, where poor security measures and inadequate hosting meant that the site crashed during its most critical period.

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