Data Privacy Consulting
Navigating Complexity in a Rapidly Evolving Privacy Landscape
Organisations are facing unprecedented shifts in the global data privacy environment. Rapidly changing regulations — such as the GDPR and Privacy Act 1988 — demand continuous business, legal, and technical adjustments. The overlapping nature of these changes creates a highly complex compliance landscape.
Our Approach:
Luminous Computer Systems provides a dedicated, cross-functional global team composed of former regulators, attorneys, privacy officers, technologists, consultants, and auditors. This depth of expertise allows us to deliver end-to-end support for:
Understanding jurisdictional and cross-border privacy obligations
Conducting comprehensive privacy assessments
Implementing robust compliance frameworks
Responding rapidly to evolving regulatory requirements
We help you build and optimise privacy programs that not only ensure compliance but also build trust and resilience in an increasingly data-conscious world.
Data privacy consulting services
Our comprehensive approach to data privacy
Navigating the Shifting Global Data Privacy Landscape
Global data privacy regulations remain in constant flux. As organisations work to comply with major frameworks — such as the EU’s GDPR, Australia’s Privacy Act 1988, and California’s CCPA — new regulations continue to emerge, while existing ones are frequently amended. Compliance is no longer a one-time milestone; it’s a moving target.
At Luminous Computer Systems, we help organisations respond to this evolving complexity with a holistic, principle-based privacy framework. Our approach ensures you’re not locked into one regulation, but positioned to meet both current and future obligations. We focus on today’s most pressing data privacy challenges:
Developing proactive strategies to address global data privacy regulations
Ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations
Managing resource and skill gaps
Operationalising privacy programs
Implementing privacy tools and supporting remediation
By building a resilient foundation—rooted in strong governance, stakeholder education, and adaptable structures—your organisation can look ahead with confidence, ready for what’s next in data privacy.
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Key data privacy partners
We partner closely with OneTrust, ensuring our clients receive best-fit solutions to meet their evolving privacy and compliance needs.
Luminous Computer Systems has delivered more global OneTrust implementations than most consultancies and proudly maintains a team of over 175 OneTrust-certified consultants. This includes more than 10% of the global population of OneTrust Fellows of Privacy Technology, with experts based across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Pacific regions.
Some of our top partners include:
The present and future of data privacy
What’s Next for Data Privacy Programs?
Join Luminous Computer Systems leaders from around the world as they explore the sustainability of privacy investments — and what it takes to maintain long-term value in a shifting regulatory landscape.
Many organisations struggle to sustain the momentum of their privacy programs. With data breaches becoming inevitable, understanding your personal data — where it resides, how it flows, and how it’s managed — is more critical than ever.
🎥 Watch this video to gain insights into:
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How to sustain the benefits of past privacy investments
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The biggest challenges to program sustainability
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Practical steps for driving long-term impact and resilience
sustainability through your data privacy program.
Regulatory Compliance
Navigating Regulatory Complexity with Confidence
Disruptive technologies, evolving customer expectations, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and pressure to drive economic returns — these are just a few of the challenges organisations must tackle to remain competitive over the next decade.
In today’s fast-changing compliance landscape, especially within financial services, balancing innovation and growth with regulatory risk management is critical.
Luminous Computer Systems offers a powerful combination of seasoned consultants and former industry professionals — including risk and technology leaders, lenders, compliance experts, and financial regulators. This blend of experience ensures your organisation stays compliant while building a strong foundation for future growth.
We help you confidently navigate Australia’s complex regulatory environment, including compliance with:
The Competition and Consumer Act 2010
APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority)
ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission)
AUSTRAC (Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Top data privacy risks in Australia include breaches that expose sensitive data, often causing financial loss for the organisation or identity theft that impacts employees and/or consumers. Insufficient data protection, unauthorised third-party sharing and inaccurate data handling can lead to misuse, privacy invasions or flawed decision-making. Non-compliance with privacy laws and regulations further amplifies these risks, and can result in legal penalties, large fines, and reputational damage.
Data privacy matters because breaches can lead to identity theft, financial loss and misuse of information. Without control over your organisation’s data, cybercriminals can exploit it, risking the privacy of your employees and clients. Protecting data is crucial to maintaining a strong data security posture and fostering consumer trust.
Data privacy focuses on managing how personal data is collected, used and shared to ensure individuals have control over their information. Data protection, on the other hand, involves implementing security measures to guard data against unauthorised access, breaches and other threats to ensure its safety.
A data privacy consultant helps organisations protect personal data by assessing risks, creating privacy policies, ensuring compliance with privacy laws and regulations and implementing data protection measures. Partner with data privacy consultants at Protiviti Australia to minimise breaches, safeguard user trust and help clients your organisation navigates complex privacy laws.
A strong data privacy framework is built on clear principles, the education of stakeholders and a robust data governance structure for managing changes. This base of proactive risk management to ensure compliance and safeguard sensitive information helps foster customer trust and protect both customer and organisational data.
Cyber risk consulting is crucial to managing cybersecurity risks and ensuring business continuity proactively.
Data privacy relates to any rights you have to control your personal information and how it's used. It ensures that individuals have control over their information and that organisations comply with global privacy laws such as GDPR where necessary, and local regulations such as Australia’s Privacy Act 1988.
Data security, on the other hand, refers to how your personal information is protected. It involves using technical measures like encryption, firewalls, and access controls to keep data safe from threats and breaches.
Yes, Australia has data privacy laws. The Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) is the principal piece of Australian legislation protecting the handling of private personal information (PPI). It regulates how personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by government departments and private organisations.
Partner with Protiviti’s data privacy experts to ensure your organisation complies with current and future privacy laws in Australia.
