We work with clients to address a wide range of data concerns, including privacy compliance, data security, and strengthening their privacy posture.
We also assist clients to develop data policies, conduct privacy audits, and ensure regulatory alignment, while our tailored training sessions are designed to upskill teams on key privacy topics.
Cyber Readiness and Data Protection
We help clients prepare, protect, and respond to cyber threats and data challenges, including through:
Readiness
We help your business stay prepared for cyber incidents with tailored risk management services, including incident response plans, simulation exercises, and contract reviews to mitigate external risks.
Our guidance on crisis management, business continuity, and disaster recovery ensures your team is equipped to respond effectively and minimise disruption.
Data Risk Management
Managing data securely while meeting regulatory requirements is essential. We conduct data mapping exercises and review your data lifecycle processes, from collection to disposal, to help you understand your data landscape.
We also assist in developing or refining data-related policies and agreements, including data transfer and third-party service provider agreements, ensuring protection against legal and regulatory risks.
Post-Incident Privacy Posture
Following a cyber incident, we help you review and strengthen your privacy posture and incident response processes. This is the perfect opportunity to reassess your cyber resilience and ensure your privacy framework complies with regulatory requirements.
We work with you to identify gaps, remediate any non-compliances, recommend improvements, and provide training for your team, helping your organisation learn from the incident and enhance your privacy program.
Education and Training
We offer tailored education and training sessions to help your team stay ahead of cyber and privacy challenges. From tabletop exercises simulating ransomware attacks, privacy law training, or disaster recovery plan workshops, we ensure your team is equipped with the knowledge and tools to act confidently.
We also offer bespoke training for critical areas such as AI, emerging technologies, and social media risks. Our training is designed to build your organisation’s resilience by keeping your people informed and ready.
Data and Regulatory Compliance
Privacy disputes are increasingly common and can pose significant challenges to businesses. We support clients across:
Data Compliance
We help clients comply with data privacy laws by conducting data privacy audits, gap assessments, and privacy impact assessments. Our team assist in developing and reviewing privacy policies, data retention policies, incident response plans, and business continuity plans.
Regulatory Investigations
We represent clients facing enquiries or investigations by regulators regarding their compliance with privacy and related laws.
Consumer Privacy Complaints
We work with clients to address complaints received from organisations about its practices relating to the collection, use, or retention of personal information.
Employee Privacy Conflicts
We assist employers in resolving disputes and providing advice related to workplace surveillance, monitoring, and the use of employee data, ensuring compliance with privacy obligations.
Articles and Thought Leadership
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WK continues to turbocharge Cyber, Data and Technology team with appointment of Brisbane Partner
Wotton Kearney appoints Leah Mooney as Partner in Brisbane, further expanding its APAC-leading Cyber, Data and Technology practice with deep expertise in privacy, AI governance and incident response.
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24/7 Cyber Hotline
We operate a cyber incident response hotline that is monitored 24/7 by our dedicated team of breach response lawyers. By using a lawyer as an incident manager, we can immediately protect key reports and other sensitive communications with your customer and other vendors under legal professional privilege.
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