The word "assessment" is being used more and more in the corporate world, whether by technology, human resources, or management sectors. In short, it means an evaluation. It's based on data and gathers documents to summarize the current situation, be it someone's skills and the company's, or in the case of this article, compliance with the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law).
In the case of an assessment aimed at greater compliance with the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law), data and reports are gathered to verify the level of compliance and the risks of the company incurring penalties under the new law.
The General Data Protection Law has been in effect since 2020 and will begin applying fines and other sanctions in August 2021. Therefore, it is necessary to act quickly to recognize the risks and comply with the law.
What is assessment and why is it important?
As mentioned above, the assessment is almost like a snapshot of the current state of your business regarding privacy and data protection. It allows you to visualize the data map and its lifecycle, and makes it possible to identify risks and gaps, as well as the next steps that need to be implemented.
With a good assessment, it's also possible to maintain an inventory of suppliers, data transfer reports, and legal and contractual obligations to continuously audit security and conduct risk assessments. The assessment also allows for reviewing gaps, tracking activities, generating reports, and knowing what to prioritize in the LGPD compliance journey.
What is Gap Analysis and how to do it?
O Gap Analysis This is part of the assessment. It involves identifying gaps, flaws, and risks related to the privacy of users' and customers' personal data. In the Gap Analysis process, you gather information about the current situation: how data is collected, the legal basis for its requests, how it is protected, when and how it is disposed of, in order to identify risks and processes that require attention.
This step is usually done using spreadsheets, which can slow down the work. However, it's possible to automate this process with good LGPD compliance tools, which save time and identify flaws and opportunities with greater precision.
How to implement assessment automation
Privacy Tools, with its diagnostic and maturity map modules, enables assessment automation, that is, the automation of this evaluation process. The Data Discovery tool, for example, works using detectors that employ artificial intelligence for context recognition.
This module can be used to evaluate passwords, credit card numbers, names, email addresses, phone numbers, health information, sexual preferences, political opinions, etc. With this information, your assessment becomes more complete and indicates the main risks and the volume of data your company is processing.
With the Diagnostics and Standards tool, for example, it's also possible to use ready-made templates to apply diagnostics such as ISO 27001, NIST, and others. In just a few steps, you can create a company maturity map and maintain control over the processing of personal data by third parties.
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