Kate Monckton

Kate Monckton

Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte

Kate joined Deloitte as a Partner in the Risk Advisory Cyber team in February this year. Prior to this she spent nearly twenty years in various senior leadership roles in cyber security and privacy at NBN Co, Microsoft and Symantec.

In December 2021 she received the award for ‘Australia’s Most Outstanding Woman in IT Security’ at the Australian Women in Security Awards.

Kate spent five years as a Director of the Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals ANZ, including two as the President. She is also a co-founder of the Security Influence and Trust group which was recognised in 2017 as ‘Educator of the Year’ by the Australian Information Security Association.

Session details

Session 10.5 – Data Security and Professional Obligations in a Digital World

As busy professional advisors, we are constantly seeking more efficient ways of operating. Technology provides many innovative and time-saving tools, but it is important to ensure the products used do not inadvertently result in breaches of professional obligations.

This session will consider:

• Protection of client data, particularly when using cloud-based products

• Obligations and potential exposures in relation to client TFNs

• Remote access tools and data security

• Password policies and multi-factor authentication,and

• Virtual meeting software and potential vulnerabilities.

Speakers: Annalie Mitchelson, Deloitte, Kate Monckton, Deloitte