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Ensure GDPR Compliance with a Professional Penetration Test
Since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), organizations are required to handle personal data with the utmost care. Compliance involves more than just drafting a privacy policy—it also demands robust security measures and thorough risk assessments.
DongIT helps organizations meet these requirements through independent penetration tests (pentests). Our security assessments reveal vulnerabilities in your systems before malicious actors can exploit them, helping you demonstrate GDPR compliance.
Key GDPR Obligations for Organizations
If your organization processes personal data, you are legally required to:
- Conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for high-risk data processing activities.
- Establish and maintain a documented privacy policy.
- Maintain records of data processing activities, as an enhancement of the earlier notification requirement under the Dutch Data Protection Act (Wbp).
A pentest supports compliance with these obligations by exposing weaknesses in systems that handle sensitive personal data—before they become a risk.
GDPR Risk Areas Covered in a Pentest
According to NOREA, the professional association of IT auditors in the Netherlands, a GDPR-compliant privacy assessment should address eight critical risk areas. A thorough pentest can evaluate each of these:
- Data Minimization: Only process personal data that is strictly necessary.
- Data Accuracy: Ensure all information is correct, complete, and up to date.
- Purpose Limitation: Use data only for its intended and lawful purposes.
- Storage Limitation: Do not retain personal data longer than necessary.
- Data Security: Implement appropriate technical and organizational measures.
- Transparency: Clearly inform individuals about how their data is processed.
- Data Subject Rights: Respect rights such as access, correction, erasure, and objection.
- Accountability: Be able to demonstrate GDPR compliance at any time.
DongIT: Your Partner for GDPR-Compliant IT Security
We conduct external, independent security assessments that help your organization prove its compliance with European privacy regulations. Our penetration tests focus specifically on identifying and remediating vulnerabilities in systems that process sensitive personal data.
Ensure your organization is GDPR-compliant and reduce the risk of costly data breaches.