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What is the purpose of GDPR?
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GDPR Security Requirements
Article 5
Personal data to be processed with lawfulness, fairness, and transparency and only collected for legitimate purposes and not further processed for any kind of archiving, scientific, statistical, or historical research purposes. It must not be kept in a manner to permit unauthorised or unlawful processing and should be kept safe against accidental loss, destruction, or damage using appropriate technical or organisational measures.
Article 33
Report the data breach without delay within 72 hours. Document and report the nature of personal data breach, including the consequences, remedial action is taken, detection and investigation of the data breach, as well as the measures in place to adverse the breach effect. In instances where it is not possible to provide the information of violation at the same time, the notification must be provided in phases without undue delay.
Article 32
Implementation of appropriate technical and organisational measures to assess and to ensure confidentiality, integrity, availability of processing systems and services. This includes the ability to restore the availability and access to personal data in a timely manner in case of a technical or physical incident. A particular process for regularly testing, assessing, and evaluating the effectiveness of organisational controls to ensure security of data processing.Article 35
The Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a process that assesses the data protection risks and legal requirements when processing personal information. It provides an opportunity to identify, address, mitigate and monitor these risks in order to fulfil obligations under data privacy laws.
What are the seven principles of GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law that aims to protect the privacy and personal data of individuals within the European Union (EU). The seven principles of GDPR are discussed below.
These principles are designed to give individuals more control over their personal data and to ensure that companies handle data responsibly and ethically.
This means that companies must collect and process personal data in a legal and fair way. They should also be transparent about how they collect, use, and share personal data.
Companies can only collect and process personal data for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes. They can’t use the data for any other purposes without permission.
This principle emphasises that companies should only collect and keep personal data necessary for their stated purposes. They shouldn’t gather more data than they need.
Personal data should be accurate and kept up to date. If there are any errors, companies should correct them promptly.
Companies should only keep personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which they collect it. They should also have policies in place for securely deleting data when it’s no longer needed.
This principle requires companies to protect personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or damage. They must have security measures in place to prevent data breaches.
Companies are responsible for complying with GDPR and must be able to demonstrate their compliance. They should have policies, procedures, and documentation in place to show how they protect personal data and ensure compliance with the law.
What are the common issues found during a GDPR consultancy service?
The six common issues found during GDPR consultancy services are:
- Inadequate Data Protection Policies: This involves either the absence or outdated nature of data protection policies and procedures, which are essential for ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements.
- Lack of Awareness Among Staff: Employees may not fully comprehend their roles and responsibilities regarding GDPR compliance, leading to potential breaches due to human error or negligence.
- Insufficient Data Mapping and Documentation: Poor documentation of data processing activities and data flows within the organization can hinder efforts to assess and manage compliance risks effectively.
- Improper Consent Mechanisms: Organizations may lack clear procedures for obtaining and managing consent for data processing activities, which is a fundamental aspect of GDPR compliance.
- Insecure Data Storage Practices: Weaknesses in data security measures, such as inadequate encryption or access controls, increase the risk of data breaches and non-compliance with GDPR’s security requirements.
- Challenges in Responding to Data Subject Requests: Difficulty in handling data subject access requests (DSARs), rectification requests, or erasure requests within the required timeframes can result in non-compliance and potential penalties.
What are the benefits of having a GDPR compliance service?
Access to experienced GDPR consultants with expertise in GDPR regulations ensures accurate interpretation to achieve compliance and implementation of requirements.
Minimising the risk of non-compliance penalties and legal actions through thorough assessment and proactive measures.
Streamlining processes for data management gap analysis, privacy policies, and consent procedures can improve operational efficiency.
Implementing robust security measures protects sensitive data from breaches, bolstering cybersecurity posture.
Demonstrating commitment to the data protection laws builds trust with customers, fostering loyalty and a positive brand reputation.
Who does GDPR apply to?
Your business must comply with the GDPR if your company has a presence in any of the European countries, processes the EU residents personal data and has more than 250 employees or less than 250 employees with impactful processing of the data under any of the GDPR data process principles.
Businesses can comply with GDPR by verifying their users and customers’ data along with the current security and privacy measures implemented within the organisation. To fulfil the compliance requirements, businesses need to incorporate a technical mechanism to store the information for the specified and required duration.
Under the compliance, every business must protect the following personal data:
- Basic identification details such as name, address, and ID numbers
- Web data such as location, IP address, cookie data, and RFID tags
- Finance Information
- Health and genetic data
- Biometric data
- Racial or ethnic data
- Political opinions
- Sexual orientation
- Genetic information
- Social Identity
- Cultural Identifiable Information
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Frequently Asked Questions
GDPR compliance consultants help businesses throughout the compliance journey. They help understand, implement, and maintain measures to ensure organisations comply with the GDPR requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Common data protection consultancy services include GDPR compliance assessments, data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), privacy policy drafting, staff training, and ongoing compliance monitoring. The main goal of these services is to help organisations achieve GDPR compliance.
GDPR consultancy specifically focuses on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), whereas data privacy consultancy encompasses a broader range of privacy laws and best practices beyond GDPR, such as CCPA in California or HIPAA for healthcare data.
UK GDPR consultants can assist with compliance through assessments, policy development, training, data mapping, and ongoing monitoring to ensure adherence to UK GDPR regulations.
GDPR consulting involves providing expert guidance and assistance to businesses seeking to understand, implement, and maintain data protection compliance with the data protection law and any other legal requirement.
A GDPR consultant conducts a gap analysis service by assessing a company’s current data protection practices against GDPR requirements, identifying areas of non-compliance or improvement, and providing recommendations and solutions to bridge these gaps.
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How Cyphere helps you with GDPR compliance to minimise security risk?
Cyphere’s cyber security services are designed to help you fulfil your information technology and data protection obligations, including those under the GDPR. We help our customers prepare for GDPR compliance in multiple ways:
- To identify, analyse and help with risk remediation plans
- Minimises the risk of data breaches and fines
- Provides an opportunity for risk management and contingency planning.
- Enhance people, process and technology controls
- Provides a better understanding how personal information is processed, transferred or stored
