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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No events organised are recorded for 2026.
No supported events are recorded for 2026.
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.
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.
No council service is recorded for 2026.
