Exploring a Composite Data Security Governance System: Practices from Ant Group at the 6th Digital China Summit

During the 6th Digital China Construction Summit held in Fuzhou, Ant Group’s Song Zheng delivered a keynote titled “Exploration and Practice of a Composite Data Security Governance System,” sharing the company’s end‑to‑end data security governance model.

The model stresses systematic and actionable governance, coordinating strategy, management, and technology to establish baseline settings, mental‑operation mechanisms, security metrics, and traceability, while linking security tightly with business and technical processes to achieve synergistic effects.

Four core characteristics are highlighted: Strategic Positioning —building top‑level design and responsibility mechanisms; Combat‑Driven Implementation —creating a closed‑loop of pre‑, during‑, and post‑event governance through red‑blue exercises and precise measurement; Full‑Staff Participation —engaging all employees via lively mental‑operation activities; and Technological Breakthrough —leveraging systems, algorithms, data, and product innovations to overcome challenges that cannot be solved manually.

The summit also featured multiple forums, a construction achievements exhibition, a digital product expo, and the Digital China Innovation Competition. Song Zheng served as an expert judge for the 2023 Digital China Innovation Competition’s network data security track, and Ant Group’s Li Fengting and Fan Li helped design the “Network Data Security Track – Data Security Industry Talent Challenge” problem set, earning an Excellent Problem Award.