Data Protection

Check and Demonstrate Your Firm's Compliance Against Each Data Protection Requirement:

  • Policy Documentation and Approval: Verify that cyber security policies are documented, management-approved, and staff-communicated, with guidance on why this establishes a strong governance foundation to mitigate breaches and align with GDPR accountability principles.

  • Regular Review Cycles: Confirm scheduled reviews of policies within the last 12 months, including rationale on why frequent updates keep defences agile against evolving threats and ensure ongoing GDPR compliance.

  • Board-Level Oversight: Document Board discussions on cyber risks and strategies, highlighting why executive involvement drives proactive risk management and demonstrates top-down commitment to data integrity.

  • Designated Compliance Officer: Verify appointment of a dedicated cyber security officer, explaining why centralised responsibility streamlines oversight, accelerates incident response, and fulfils GDPR's DPO requirements.

  • Policy Accessibility Assurance: Confirm easy employee access to policies for reference, with insights on why this promotes a culture of awareness, reduces human error, and supports GDPR training mandates.

  • Secure Baselines Implementation: Document established secure configurations for all systems, underscoring why standardised setups prevent vulnerabilities and align with GDPR's technical safeguards for data security.

  • Patch Management Processes: Verify systematic software updates and patching, including rationale on why timely fixes close exploitation gaps, minimise downtime, and uphold GDPR's integrity obligations.

  • Antivirus and Malware Defences: Confirm deployment of up-to-date anti-malware solutions, highlighting why active management detects and neutralises threats, protecting sensitive data under GDPR's confidentiality rules.

  • Access Controls Enforcement: Document robust controls restricting sensitive information access, explaining why role-based permissions prevent unauthorised breaches and ensure GDPR's lawful processing standards.

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