Data Security & Privacy (DSP)
Data security protects information from unauthorized access and loss, while data privacy governs how personal information is collected, used, and shared. A complete program needs both.
- PIPEDA · GDPR · HIPAA
- PII & PHI protection
- Privacy Impact Assessments
What is the difference between Data Security and Data Privacy?
Data security and data privacy are related but distinct. Data security is the set of technical and organizational controls that protect information from unauthorized access, breaches, and loss. Data privacy governs how personal information is collected, used, shared, and retained, and people's rights over it. A complete program needs both: security protects the data, privacy governs its proper use.
Privacy Impact Assessment
In today's digital age, protecting your customers' data is not just a best practice; it's a necessity. Your business is the custodian of the customer information you collect, and it's crucial to ensure this data is handled securely and in compliance with data protection regulations and privacy laws such as PIPEDA, PHIPA, HIPAA. That's where our specialized Privacy Risk & Impact Assessment (PIA) service comes in.
What We Offer: The PIA service from IRM Consulting & Advisory is designed to help your business identify and mitigate privacy risks. We understand that each business is unique, and our approach is tailored to meet your specific needs.
Our Service Includes:
Preliminary Analysis
We examine the project, process or system to determine if it involves the collection, use, retention, disclosure, security or disposal of personal information.
Business Process Analysis
We collect specific information about the project, process or system, the key players and stakeholders, type of personal information and how it is collected, used, retained, disclosed, secured or disposed of throughout your business process workflows.
Privacy Impact Analysis
Using information gathered in the previous step, we identify Privacy or Data Protection requirements, potential risks and impacts.
Privacy Impact Assessment Report
We document findings, recommendations and solutions in a PIA Report to ensure that your business complies with applicable privacy laws and data protection regulations.
Navigate Data Security, Privacy and Data Protection with Confidence
Our Virtual CISO Service (vCISO) guides your business through preventing and detecting PII or PHI Data exfiltration and breaches, enabling you to build trust with customers. We're passionate about helping small businesses master their data landscape, ensuring they adhere to regulatory requirements while maintaining an edge in the rapidly-evolving digital world.
Our expert-led approach turns Data Protection and Privacy compliance roadblocks into competitive advantages: with proactive data mapping, tailored controls to prevent exfiltration, rapid breach detection, and clear documentation that demonstrates maturity to customers, auditors, and investors, helping you accelerate your sales cycles.
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Our Industry Certifications
Our diverse industry experience and expertise in AI, Cybersecurity & Information Risk Management, Data Governance, Privacy and Data Protection Regulatory Compliance is endorsed by leading educational and industry certifications for the quality, value and cost-effective products and services we deliver to our clients.
We specialize in transforming small and medium-sized SaaS & AaaS businesses into cyber-resilient organizations with cost-effective Virtual CISO Services.
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