Why Standards Matter.

In this episode of the Security Insider Podcast, we speak with
Anna Harris about “Why Standards Matter”.


Anna is a Principal Advisor Information Security, within the
Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC). OVIC
administers the Privacy and Data Protection Act (2014) and the
Freedom of Information Act (1982) regulating three main areas:


• Protective data security / Information Security


• Privacy


• Freedom of Information


Anna has worked with OVIC and the former offices of the
Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) and the
Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security (CLEDS) for the
past 9 years, leading the delivery of the first regulated
information security regime across the Victorian Government. This
is more commonly referred to as the Victorian Protective Data
Security Framework (VPDSF), and the Victorian Protective Data
Security Standards (VPDSS).


Anna’s extensive experience in information security stems from
working at the Department of Defence, and various Victorian
departments such as Justice as well as Human Services. In
addition, Anna holds numerous information security certifications
and is a member of two Standards Australia committees MB-025
Security and Resilience and IT-012 Information security,
cybersecurity and privacy protection working alongside
co-presenter Jason Brown.


This knowledge has provided a solid background on information
security and assisted with the development of the Framework and
Standards.