GDPR Compliance: 360-degree Security with Enhanced Data Protection

Organizations that control or process personal data from the European Union, even if operating from or outside the European Union, must comply with Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation that protects the fundamental right to privacy of EU citizens. This law is not just limited to companies providing financial services. This law standardized the practices of lawfully collecting, processing, and storing EU citizens’ and residents’ personal data, and is applicable even to companies that have business arrangements with businesses that work with such sensitive data. A personal data breach can cost companies dearly.

Cloud4C’s experts are here to guide your organization to comprehensive General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance in the most efficient way possible while enhancing your cybersecurity. Speak to our team today to discover why global industry leaders trust Cloud4C for GDPR compliance, personal data protection, process personal data, data access management, information security, and more.

By 2026, 80% of businesses will invest in solutions dedicated to safeguarding data privacy ~ Gartner

Businesses that invested in data security experienced a return on investment (ROI) of 152% and recouped investment costs in under 6 months. ~ Forrester

In April 2022, The Bank of Ireland attracted a fine of €463,000 for its inadequate measures to safeguard data security. ~RTE

What Exactly is Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR is a privacy law created by the European Union (EU) in May 2018 to safeguard the privacy and data of its residents by improving and unifying the way organizations (both data controller and data processors) collect, store, process, and handle personal data. The regulation is applicable on every business operating anywhere across the EU region or is associated with any organization that is operating in any of the EU member states.

Why does your organization need to be GDPR compliant?

Considered to be the toughest data protection regulation, GDPR puts your consumers in the driver’s seat as the law confers and upholds the 8 basic data rights of an individual. As the regulation empowers business prospects and consumers with their rights over their personal data, it becomes crucial for every business to become GDPR compliant to avoid harsh penalties for non-compliance, ensure data safety, protect the business’ reputation, and avoid any cost of damage control.

However, the GDPR regulation is not all doom and gloom. It comes with a slew of advantages as well. First, it will establish your brand’s reputation as a responsible custodian of consumer's personal data, boosting their confidence in your brand. Next, it holistically improves your organization’s information security as the mandate utilizes privileged and identity access management. The mandate also significantly reduces maintenance costs and aligns your organization with the latest technology improvements, enabling greater decision-making.

Basic Data Rights of Your
Consumers That You Must Safeguard

Right to access

Right to be forgotten

Right to data portability

Right to be informed

Right to have data corrected

Right to restrict processing of personal data

Right to object

Right to be notified

8 steps
to achieve GDPR Compliance

  • Map all user data your organization collects
  • Appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO)
  • Create a comprehensive record of data as proof of GDPR compliance
  • Assess your data collection requirements
  • Report data breaches within 72 hours
  • Display your personal data collection motives clearly before collecting data
  • Put an age verification process to protect the data of underage users
  • Enable doubt-opt-in consent for your email or newsletter subscribers
  • Ensure your privacy policy is always up-to-date and readily accessible
  • Continuously assess all third-party risks

Key factors that can impact your organization’s GDPR readiness

Awareness of the impact
 
Limited resources
 
Privacy maturity level
 
Cost of compliance
 
Complexity of legislation

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Minimize your cybersecurity risks with Cloud4C’s GDPR Services: An Overview

By mapping extensive company data and performing thorough data protection impact assessment and other process analyses, Cloud4C helps organizations stay GDPR compliant in a seamless and hassle-free way. Cloud4C’s comprehensive GDPR services can help your business stay GDPR compliant and up-to-date with the evolving guidelines to protect personal data in the following way:

Map extensive organization data

Segregate, analyze, and protect structured and unstructured data

Identify faulty data encryption methods

Perform a thorough analysis of the encryption methods to ensure complete elimination of eavesdropping and tampering

Enhance the scope of organization security

Complete endpoint security and enterprise security assessment

Identify and fix faulty cookie management

Perform in-depth cookie management with end-to-end cookie testing to strengthen organizational networks

Cloud4C End-to-end Managed Compliance and Compliance-as-a-Service Offerings

With Cloud4C’s dedicated Compliance-as-a-Service or Managed Compliance offerings, enterprises can augment their IT infra, cloud landscapes, architectures, systems, and applications to be fully compliant with different regulations and standards. Cloud4C’s global acumen paired with world-class compliance experts and state-of-the-art technologies duly investigate customer landscapes, data mapping and processing activities, assess security measures, functionalities and workloads to identify gaps and verify whether the same are compliant with the concerned protocol or not, delivering strategies and implementing the necessary procedures to ensure that companies across the globe protect data, operate risk-proof and function properly.

Be it any hyperscaler cloud landscape, on-prem systems, private cloud ecosystems, third-party environments, or remote edge ecosystems, Cloud4C’s broad range of managed compliance services covers it all and enables organizations to comply with the GDPR and other regulations end-to-end. As a result, we help businesses uphold data subject rights and save tens of thousands of dollars in non-compliance penalties.

IRAP

Information Security Registered Assessors Program or IRAP concerns a set of security protocols and frameworks to audit, analyze, and measure cybersecurity efficiency of an organization basis Australian security requirements and standards. This is monitored by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)

Bank Negara

A major compliance framework and regulations catering to BFSI activities and banking institutions monitored by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)

Central Bank of Oman

Regulations certified by Central Bank of Oman catering to all BFSI functions and banking institutions in Oman

SAMA

Centralized cybersecurity framework and processes regulated by Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority to guide organizations across all industries to effectively protect their operations, assets, and data.

FINMA

Regulations and frameworks offered by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority to supervise banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, stock exchanges, securities dealers, etc.

UAE Compliances

Broader UAE compliances regarding data residency, privacy, and other regulations governing enterprise functions in the United Arab Emirates.

RBI

Compliance regulations for BFSI activities and financial institutions concerning security, operational management, data administration, etc. Delivered by the Reserve Bank of India, the nation’s premier banking organization.

MAS

Guidelines issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the nation’s central BFSI authority on outsourcing operations and processes of financial institutions.

OJK

Regulations issued and monitored by the Financial Services Authority of Indonesia (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan) on the functioning and operations of financial institutions.

GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation is a set of advanced regulations governing the collection and usage of personal data from individuals residing in the European Union.

PCI-DSS

The Payment Cards Industry Data Security Standard sets frameworks and benchmarks to ensure that all enterprises engaging in accepting, storing, processing credit card data maintain a highly secure environment.

HIPAA

Standards and frameworks set by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to ensure the privacy, security, and integrity of sensitive patient information. The HITRUST (Health Information Trust Alliance) certification is garnered by healthcare companies as proof that they comply with HIPAA standards.

GXP

The GXP compliance standard is an acronym for regulatory requirements and guidelines applicable for the broader life sciences, food, and medical products, etc (The ‘X’ stands for any letter applicable vertical-wise). For instance, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

ISO Standards

Introduced by the International Organization for Standardization, these frameworks certify the global standard requirements applicable to any offering or service. The number after an ISO refers to the concerned category: ISO-27001, ISO-27017, ISO-27018, ISO-22301, ISO-20000, etc.

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An Impact with Difference: Why Partner with Cloud4C to become Industry Compliant?

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Trusted Compliance Services Partner

One of the most trusted managed compliance companies with pre-met compliance needs for local, national, and global compliance requirements including IRAP, GDPR, HIPAA, SAMA, CSA, GXP, and ISO Certifications

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Threat Management on Cloud

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Experience in deploying and managing robust SIEM – helping enterprises to proactively assess vulnerabilities and automate, accelerate incident response

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Comprehensive expertise in managed public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud governance and risk compliance services, especially powered on AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, etc

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