{"id":9790,"date":"2020-01-22T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=9790"},"modified":"2019-11-26T08:40:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T16:40:20","slug":"data-privacy-audits-using-security-to-achieve-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/data-privacy-audits-using-security-to-achieve-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Privacy Audits: Using Security to Achieve Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New regulations like the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)<\/a> in the EU and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)<\/a> are putting a focus on how personal data is collected, used, and secured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Struthers-Kennedy<\/a>, managing director at Protiviti, said that<\/a> “as much as organizations are focusing on cyber security and protecting their data, they\u2019re still behind given the changing landscape, growing sophistication of cyber criminals, evolving regulatory requirements such as GDPR, and persistent gaps and process breakdowns that emerge as part of their ongoing transformation projects.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to ensure compliance with new regulations, privacy audits become increasingly important. Privacy audits take into consideration some of the following areas (Infosec Institute<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n