The joy of assessments
Tracks
Rongomātāne A: 2degrees
| Thursday, November 27, 2025 |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
| Breakout Room A, Rongomātāne A |
Overview
Tony Krzyzewski, Sam for Compliance
Speaker
Tony Krzyzewski
Director
SAM for Compliance Ltd
The Joy of Assessments
Abstract
Membership of the ALGIM Cybersecurity Programme includes the option to have an independent cybersecurity, information management or privacy assessments against the frameworks included in the programme. As well as providing assurance that your improvement programmes are on track, these assessments frequently become team education sessions, with many Councils saying that the up skilling and positive response from team members is well worth the money spent. In this session Tony Krzyzewski will be explaining what typical assessments incorporate and will also be providing updates on the CIS Controls and framework plans.
Biography
Tony Krzyzewski has been assessing local government cybersecurity for the past three decades and is co-author of the ALGIM Local Government Cybersecurity Framework. He is an Ambassador for the Center for Internet Security CIS Controls has been a key contributor to the development of the CIS Controls and associated publications since 2017. He also holds the role of New Zealand Convenor for International Standards Organisation Committee SC27 and votes on this nation's behalf on the progression and final approval of ISO Cybersecurity, Information Security and Privacy Protection Standards.