Data Protection Protect your Data with confidence A “check-the-box” approach to compliance will not protect your reputation. Proactive programmes, measures and policies will.Protiviti helps you confidently maintain and protect your data, wherever it may reside. We help you understand the impacts of data security.Confidently maintain and protect your data, wherever it lives. Protiviti determines the impacts of data security regulatory and contractual requirements, assesses your alignment and capability to meet those expectations, remediates key processes and technologies, and helps implement changes to achieve and maintain compliance—all while improving your data security posture.Our approach focuses on three core concepts: identifying and securing your most valuable assets; continuous monitoring; and a structured, fast response to a breach. Regardless of where your data resides, Protiviti helps you maintain and protect it, and to understand the impacts Our Data Protection services Pro Briefcase Data Identification and Security Organisations want to know what data matters most. Protiviti’s data protection methodology identifies critical data, implements measures to protect it, and establishes a programme to sustain and maintain data security as data evolves. Pro Building office Data Security Compliance No matter the compliance framework (PCI , HITRUST, HIPAA, SOC 2, SWIFT , ISO, NYDFS , FedRAMP, FISMA, CMMC ) we scope your environment, address compliance gaps, and implement policies, procedures and technical solutions to meet any regulatory and contractual obligations. Pro Document Consent Third-Party Risk Management Organisations increasingly rely on third parties but struggle to balance the level of investment in securing partners. The most effective TPRM programme are repeatable, quantifiable, and manage more risk per dollar spent. Pro Document Files Secure Architecture Securely maintaining technologies, systems, and networks is a challenge most companies face. Whether aligning with compliance requirements or adopting zero trust architecture , we bring skilled expertise to the design and implementation of your security. Pro Document Stack Cyber Defence and Response No matter how much you invest in security, incidents happen. Protiviti offers full-service incident response teams that optimise your environment to address dynamic data threats. Pro Legal Briefcase Cyber Resilience Ensure your data is available when you need it. Knowing where vulnerabilities lie will help you recover more quickly and minimise customer harm. Protiviti helps you detect, prevent, respond to, recover and learn from operational disruptions. The Protiviti advantage Protiviti provides expert-level data security consulting solutions to FORTUNE 1000® and FORTUNE Global 500® companies across the world. We provide our clients with data security expertise that spans numerous regulations across all industries.Helping organisations comply with data security requirements is part of our DNA.PCI: Protiviti is one of the largest and most experienced PCI QSA firms (since 2002) and a four-time member of the PCI SSC’s Global Executive Assessor Roundtable. We frequently present at the Council’s community meetings and partner with global merchants and service providers to aid our clients on their journeys to achieve and maintain PCI certification.CMMC : Protiviti Government Services is a CMMC-AB Registered Provider Organisation™ (RPO) providing accredited consulting services around the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) programme.HITRUST and SWIFT : We are a HITRUST CSF Assessor and SWIFT CSP and partner with clients seeking to certify compliance. Featured insights and client stories PODCAST FPS Podcast | CMMC Rule is Out - What Contractors Must Know With DOD Contracts 2 min read On September 10th, 2025 the "CMMC Final Rule" was published in CFR48. After about seven years of starts and stops, determining Level classifications, the number of controls and compliance needed, CMMC certification is now set to be in certain DOD... CLIENT STORY Enhancing Consent Management with OneTrust 5 min read Protiviti and OneTrust helped a global software and IT solutions provider enhance its consent management processes, ensuring regulatory compliance. CLIENT STORY Leading Financial Services Company Delivers Enterprise-Grade Transformation with Microsoft 5 min read Data protection is a vital cornerstone for a successful enterprise adoption of generative AI, ensuring secure and effective integration of advanced technologies. This global financial services leader, serving millions of customers worldwide,... INSIGHTS PAPER Protect Your Cloud Environment With CNAPP 8 min read In 2023, a prominent global technology firm experienced a significant security breach when sensitive production data was inadvertently restored in a development environment. This misconfiguration led to the exposure of credentials and customer data,... Previous Article Pagination Next Article Leadership Michael Pang Michael is a managing director with over 20 years’ experience. He is the IT consulting practice leader for Protiviti Hong Kong and Mainland China. His experience covers cybersecurity, data privacy protection, IT strategy, IT organisation transformation, IT risk, post ... Learn More Alan Wong Alan is a director at Protiviti Hong Kong with over 21 years of experience in IT and security solutions and project management. He specialises in IT governance, risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity assessment and consulting. He also has an extensive ... Learn More Cyber Risk Quantification Empowers Multichannel Retail Giant to Improve Risk Management Protiviti utilised cyber risk quantification to enhance the risk management process of a top 10 North American multichannel retailer. Get Involved Case Studies Protiviti conducts vendor assessments for global Fortune 100 healthcare organisation Situation: This highly-decentralised client had disparate vendor security assessments and governance policies, which led to repeated assessments and a lack of a common view of vendor risk. Value: Protiviti enabled the client to properly modify a COTS application in six months and build a strong foundation for an employee training module. Protiviti leads division of Fortune 50 pharmaceutical corporation to HITRUST certification Situation: The diagnostic device division of this company needed a third-party partner to conduct a HITRUST certification controls assessment to identify and remediate control gaps. Value: Protiviti assisted in developing a plan and timeline for HITRUST certification. Major payment card brand recruits Protiviti for PCI compliance support Situation: This global brand needed assistance with its payment card industry (PCI) compliance program. Value: Protiviti’s experience with acquiring banks and merchant compliance initiatives assisted in the development and rollout of this client’s compliance program for key stakeholders. Bank drafts Protiviti to improve data privacy and information security Situation: This client needed to update policies and procedures, with organisational alignment between the first, second, and third lines of defense. Value: Protiviti updated the client’s governance and policies to improve risk assessments, increase visibility into the risk profile of critical systems and infrastructure, and challenge existing data security practices to enhance enterprise regulatory compliance.