A public record of the Alliance's work - the events we organise and support, the guides and submissions we publish, the speaking, mentoring and service our people give, our media appearances, and their council service.
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Henkei Corporation (Private) Limited
Sri Lanka's Personal Data Protection Act, expressed as an importable GitLab compliance framework. Forty nine requirements covering every duty that commences on 1 January 2027, every item of every Schedule included, and a straight account of the things a green report still does not prove.
Digital Trust Alliance with ISACA Sri Lanka, IC2 Sri Lanka, Cloud Security Alliance Sri Lanka Chapter and BSides Sri Lanka
Following a breach of Ministry of Finance systems in which approximately USD 2.5 million was diverted, the Alliance wrote formally to His Excellency the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on 27 April 2026, jointly with Sri Lanka's other professional bodies in cybersecurity - ISACA Sri Lanka, IC2 Sri Lanka (as named in the source), the Cloud Security Alliance Sri Lanka Chapter and BSides Sri Lanka. The letter offered constructive professional support rather than criticism: "Our purpose is not to criticise but to offer constructive support." It proposed a structured advisory engagement with the Government - designated cybersecurity governance structures, clear accountability, system maturity assessments, alignment with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, and a public-sector cybersecurity roundtable - and recommended involving the Ministry of Digital Economy, Sri Lanka CERT, the Data Protection Authority and GovTech. Reported by Newswire the same day.
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SPiCE South Asia 2026, Shangri-La Colombo
The Alliance was a listed sponsor and exhibitor at SPiCE South Asia 2026, held at Shangri-La Colombo, which brought together the gaming industry, technology, regulation and innovation. Two councillors spoke during the programme: Ashwini Natesan took part in a fireside chat on Sri Lanka's potential as a regional gaming hub, alongside Tommy Gibbons (COO, Casino Marina) and Tony Macmillan (CEO, Bally's Colombo), and Chanaki Mallikarachchi also appeared. ATTRIBUTION, STATED PLAINLY BECAUSE THE SOURCES DISAGREE. The organiser's own speaker listing at spiceseries.com/ssa gives their affiliations as "TMT Law Consultant, Julius & Creasy" and "Director (Information & Communication Technology), Ministry of Digital Economy" respectively, and lists the Digital Trust Alliance only under sponsors and exhibitors - not as any speaker's affiliation. Independent trade coverage (AGIMEG) attributes Ms Natesan the same way. The Alliance's own post described them as representing it. Both accounts are recorded here rather than one being presented as settled: the Alliance's presence at this event was as a sponsor, and those councillors spoke under their professional affiliations. DATE: the fireside chat was on DAY TWO of the summit. Outlets disagree on when the summit opened - AGIMEG dates Day 1 to 23 March 2026 (making Day 2 the 24th), while Yogonet gives the official run as 24 to 26 March (making Day 2 the 25th). This record carries 24 March on AGIMEG's reading; treat the exact day as unconfirmed.
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Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka - Defence Cyber Command
The Defence Cyber Command's annual Defence Cyber Exposition, held at the Ministry of Defence on 29 July 2025 under the theme "National Security in the Age of AI and Cyber Physical Convergence" to mark the Command's second anniversary. The Alliance's President sat on the closing panel, "Overcoming Cyber Physical Challenges for National Security in Sri Lanka", alongside Waruna Sri Dhanapala (Acting Secretary, Ministry of Digital Economy), Dr. Aparrajitha Ariyadasa, Major Sandun Gunawardana and Lieutenant Commander Meshech Hewawasam. Attribution note: the Ministry's report names him without stating an organisational affiliation, so the Alliance's involvement here rests on internal knowledge rather than on the cited source.
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Digital Trust Alliance
A session in "TransformX", a learning series run by the Digital Trust Alliance under the line "Turning Trust into Resilience", supported by Theoris. Delivered online over MS Teams by Steve Kelly, described on the Alliance's own event poster as a transformation leader from Missouri, USA specialising in CMMI engagements. Carried 1.5 CPD hours. It covers the history of the Capability Maturity Model Integration framework from its US Department of Defense origins through Carnegie Mellon to ISACA's version 3.0, the five maturity levels from Initial to Optimizing, the core practice areas including planning, estimating, risk management and quality assurance, and the development, services and supplier-management domains. Held live on Thursday 10 July 2025 at 6.00 p.m. Sri Lanka time. The recording, published the same day, is titled "CMMI Explained: Maturity Levels, Practice Areas & Business Impact" and is the most-watched recording the Alliance has published.
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Digital Trust Alliance
The third session of "Building Blocks of the Digital Future", a public webinar series organised by the Digital Trust Alliance, on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Carried 1.5 CPD hours. Moderated by Neranjan Dissanayake, "Senior Vice President, Digital Trust Alliance". Panellists, with the affiliations given on the Alliance's own event poster: Ashwini Natesan (Independent Non-Executive Director, LB Finance PLC), Hansa Perera (Principal Engineer, Nagarro) and Dhaminda Siriwardena (Head of Software Engineering, Zone 24x7). Only the moderator is credited to the Alliance; the panellists appeared at an Alliance event under their own employers. Held live on Wednesday 25 June 2025 at 6.00 p.m. Sri Lanka time; the recording was published on 10 July 2025.
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Digital Trust Alliance
The second session of "Building Blocks of the Digital Future", a public webinar series organised by the Digital Trust Alliance, on the fundamentals and practical application of cloud computing. Carried 1.5 CPD hours. Moderated by Neranjan Dissanayake, "Senior Vice President, Digital Trust Alliance". Panellists, with the affiliations given on the Alliance's own event poster: Piumi Ranasinghe (Chief Customer Officer, OREL Cloud), Lasantha Priyankara (Security Architect, Sysco LABS Sri Lanka) and Shabeer Shiyam (Chief Technical Strategy Officer, South Asian Technologies (Pvt) Ltd). Only the moderator is credited to the Alliance; the panellists appeared at an Alliance event under their own employers. Held live on Wednesday 4 June 2025 at 6.00 p.m. Sri Lanka time; the recording was published on 6 June 2025.
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Digital Trust Alliance
The opening session of "Building Blocks of the Digital Future", a public webinar series run by the Digital Trust Alliance, carrying CPD credit. Moderated by Neranjan Dissanayake, described in the Alliance's own listing as "Senior Vice President, Digital Trust Alliance". Panellists, with the affiliations given in that listing: Upul Thennakoon (Head of Strategy & Transformation, Brandix Apparel Ltd), Mohan Chathuranga (Principal Consultant, Cyber Labs) and Chanaki Mallikarachchi (Director – IT, Ministry of Digital Economy). Only the moderator is credited to the Alliance; the panellists appeared at an Alliance event under their own employers. The live session was held on 21 May 2025, the date shown here; the recording was published on 6 June 2025.
The Morning
Press interview on the growth of online gambling in Sri Lanka and its consequences for household debt and addiction, by Kenolee Perera. The article identifies the contributor verbatim as "Digital Trust Alliance President" (Lakmal Embuldeniya), so the comment is given in an Alliance capacity.
The Morning
The Morning's report on Sri Lanka's cybercrime wave, in which the Alliance's President assessed the country's cybersecurity posture as being in "pretty bad shape" and named the systemic gaps behind it: insufficient budget allocation, obsolete update processes and near-zero expertise in the government sector. He argued for nationwide awareness campaigns and higher investment in infrastructure, and pointed to the reputational risk carried by repeated incidents. Reported by Kenolee Perera and Danara Kulathilaka. The article identifies him solely as Digital Trust Alliance (DTA) President.
Sirasa TV - 'Aluth Mawatha' (අලුත් මාවත)
A Sinhala-language television panel on the programme 'Aluth Mawatha' (අලුත් මාවත), broadcast 7 May 2026, on cyber scams and the people who run them - who hackers actually are and how they operate, why ordinary citizens remain the primary target, how to recognise and avoid a scam, and whether digital transformation is now unavoidable. The Alliance's President appeared alongside Prof. Kasun De Zoysa, Vengadasalam Balagobi and ASP Pushpamal Jayanethsiri. Delivering the discussion in Sinhala was deliberate: awareness work reaches the people being targeted only in their own language.
The Morning
Press interview arguing for a coordinated national cybersecurity strategy rather than agency-by-agency responses, by Nelie Munasinghe. The article identifies the contributor verbatim as "DTA President" (Lakmal Embuldeniya), so the comment is given in an Alliance capacity.
Newswire
Newswire's report on the joint letter the Alliance and Sri Lanka's other cybersecurity professional bodies sent to the President on 27 April 2026, following a breach of Ministry of Finance systems in which approximately USD 2.5 million was diverted. The report sets out what the letter asked for - designated cybersecurity governance structures, clear accountability, system maturity assessments, alignment with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, and a public-sector cybersecurity roundtable - and which institutions it recommended involving: the Ministry of Digital Economy, Sri Lanka CERT, the Data Protection Authority and GovTech. It quotes the Alliance directly: "Our purpose is not to criticise but to offer constructive support. Cybersecurity is now a matter of financial integrity, public trust, institutional continuity, and national resilience." This record is the COVERAGE; the submission itself is recorded separately.
The Morning
Press interview on how tax reform affects small and medium enterprises in the digital industry, by Nelie Munasinghe. The article identifies the contributor verbatim as "Digital Trust Alliance (DTA) President" (Lakmal Embuldeniya), so the comment is given in an Alliance capacity.
The Morning
The Morning's report on the gaps behind Sri Lanka's digital vulnerabilities, in which the Alliance's President - named in the article as Digital Trust Alliance (DTA) President, and as one of the experts involved in the early stages of Lanka Government Cloud development - argued that the LGC's model is unsustainable under policy instability and short-term planning, questioned whether expensive upgrades were justified for roughly 400 websites, and set out the shortage of skilled IT professionals in State institutions, where most IT staff lack formal training and qualified experts command upwards of Rs. 200,000 a month. He urged the Government to finalise the Cyber Security Bill before expanding the LGC. Reported by Maheesha Mudugamuwa; ICTA and the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure are also quoted.
The Morning
Press interview on Sri Lanka's digital identity programme seen from the IT industry, by Nelie Munasinghe. The article identifies the contributor verbatim as "Digital Trust Alliance President" (Lakmal Embuldeniya), so the comment is given in an Alliance capacity.
The Morning
Press interview on the state of artificial-intelligence adoption in Sri Lanka, by Nelie Munasinghe. The article identifies the contributor verbatim as "Digital Trust Alliance Vice President" (Asela Waidyalankara), so the comment is given in an Alliance capacity rather than a personal or employer one.
Newswire
News coverage of a Digital Trust Alliance board statement on a run of cybersecurity incidents affecting Sri Lankan organisations. The statement is attributed to the Alliance itself: the report names no individual signatory and quotes no spokesperson, so this is recorded as an institutional action of the Alliance rather than any one person's contribution.
Newswire
Newswire's coverage of the Alliance's public launch, reporting its mission to foster "a secure, resilient, and ethically governed digital ecosystem in Sri Lanka" on principles of integrity, collaboration and innovation. The report names Lakmal Embuldeniya as its head, supported by a panel of experts from diverse fields, and sets out the Alliance's intent to work with policymakers, industry and academia on the country's digital policy, and to expand regionally alongside other cybersecurity organisations in South Asia and beyond. Newswire also carried the announcement on its Facebook page the same day; this record cites the article rather than the social post, because the article is the fuller and more durable source.
No council service is recorded for all years.
