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Privacy Impact Assessment

A Privacy Impact Assessment evaluates the impact of new projects or systems on personal data privacy, ensuring that privacy risks are identified and mitigated from the outset. Numerous U.S. state privacy laws mandate PIAs when organizations modify processes, products, or services. Under the GDPR, businesses must perform a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), a variation of PIA, whenever a processing activity poses a "high risk" to the rights and freedoms of individuals. CYRVANA offers PIA services irrespective of where customers are in their data processing lifecycle.

Privacy Impact Assessment

Overview

Privacy Impact Assessment

The Necessity of a Privacy Impact Assessment

A vCISO offers the expertise of a seasoned security officer without the overhead of a full-time hire, ensuring your organization remains secure and compliant.

  • 99% reduction in security incidents
  • 50+ successful implementations
  • 30% cost savings

Common PIA Blind Spots

While PIAs are invaluable, there are several common blind spots that our team will keep in mind to ensure a successful and comprehensive PIA.

  • Inadequate Documentation
  • Overlooking Data Interdependencies
  • Lack of Stakeholder Involvement
  • Ignoring Data Minimization
  • Underestimating Third-Party Risks

Service Highlights

In addition to addressing the blind spots while conducting a PIA, the team focuses on the following elements that leads to a successful PIA.

  • Cross-Jurisdictional Expertise
  • Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Comprehensive Risk Analysis
  • Actionable Insights and Recommendations
  • Tailored Assessments
  • Documentation and Reporting

Benefits

At Cyrvana, we are committed to delivering unparalleled cybersecurity solutions tailored to meet your unique needs. Here’s why we stand out from the rest.

Enhanced Risk Management

A PIA helps identify and address potential privacy risks before they escalate, reducing the likelihood of data breaches and legal penalties.

Regulatory Compliance

Conducting a PIA ensures that your organization complies with relevant privacy laws and regulations, such as GDPR, CCPA, and various U.S. state laws, avoiding costly fines and reputational damage.

Increased Transparency & Trust

PIAs promote transparency by documenting how personal data is collected, used, and protected, which builds trust with customers, stakeholders, and regulators.

Improved Data Governance

Through a PIA, organizations can better understand their data flows, improving data management practices and helping to implement robust data governance frameworks.

Facilitates Innovation

By addressing privacy concerns early, a PIA enables organizations to innovate with new technologies or services while ensuring that privacy considerations are met.

Our Methodology

What's Involved

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Schedule Your Consultation

Start with scheduling an initial consultation with our privacy experts. During this meeting, we will discuss your organization's unique challenges and goals, providing you with a tailored overview of how our privacy services can benefit you.

Define Scope

After understanding your needs, we proceed to define the scope by identifying the process to be assessed. Then we identify the types of personal or sensitive information that are at risk of being affected to determine the boundaries of the assessment.

Data Mapping

Once the socpe is defined, we map out how data traverses through your organization. We evaluate the data provenance, data accuracy, storage locations, and transmission methods. This stage also involves inventory of people, vendors, and tools that access data.

Assess Risk

This phase analyzes your data flow by assessing data sensitivity, intended use, and potential system vulnerabilities. Then we evaluate the likelihood of these elements exposing consumers to privacy risks, and consider the possible consequences.

Mitigate Risk

This step involves implementing privacy-enhancing strategies to mitigate identified risks. These may involve reducing data collection, setting clear retention periods, protecting sensitive personal information, and restricting external data transfers to essential cases only.

Reoport and Monitor

The final step involves creating a comprehensive report that summarizes the findings of the PIA. The report clearly outlines any residual risks and the actions taken to mitigate them. This documentation should be maintained as a continual reference for compliance. The PIA will need to be periodically reviewed and updated to align with new processes and ensure continuous compliance with current privacy laws.

Commonly Asked Questions

FAQ

Find answers to common questions about our PIA services.

A PIA should be conducted at the early stages of any new project or initiative involving the processing of personal data, particularly if it involves new technologies, large-scale data processing, or sensitive information.

While not mandatory for all organizations, a PIA is required under certain regulations, such as GDPR, whenever data processing is likely to result in high risks to the rights and freedoms of individuals. Many organizations choose to conduct PIAs proactively to ensure compliance and reduce privacy risks.

After a PIA is completed, the findings are typically documented, and any necessary actions to mitigate risks are implemented. The PIA should be reviewed regularly and updated if there are significant changes to the project or relevant regulations.

  • Type of Processing: Assess whether the processing activities involve high-risk operations, such as tracking, profiling, or selling personal data, which could significantly impact individuals' privacy.
  • Type of Personal Data: Identify whether the data being processed includes sensitive information, such as health records or financial details, as the loss or unauthorized disclosure of such data poses a higher risk to individuals.
  • Type of Data Subjects: Consider whether the data subjects include vulnerable groups, such as children or the elderly, who require enhanced protection under privacy laws.
  • Applicable Jurisdictions: Understand the legal requirements across different jurisdictions where your processing activities occur. This is crucial for determining your obligations, including whether a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is legally required.
  • Our Expertise

    Expert Leadership in Cybersecurity

    With years of experience in the cybersecurity field, our team of experts brings unparalleled leadership and strategic insight. We provide tailored solutions to meet the unique needs of your business, ensuring robust protection against evolving threats. Our vCISO services include comprehensive risk management, compliance oversight, and ongoing security enhancements.

    Thought Leaders In Cyber and Privacy

    Our thought leadership in cybersecurity and privacy helped us to grow as a trusted advisor, guiding organizations through complex digital landscapes. We actively seek to optimize customers' existing investments in security tools and solutions and augment those resources with our expertise, framework and processes that are contextualized to that specific customer. We offer insights that go beyond conventional solutions by staying ahead of emerging threats, regulatory changes, and technological advancements. This expertise has enabled us to craft proactive strategies that enhance security and privacy postures of our customer and foster trust in their digital ecosystems.

    Our Value Proposition

    Value Proposition

    All our services are designed with customer obsession in mind with strong emphasis in bringing value to your business.

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    Risk Assessments

    Ability to move your privacy program up the maturity curve rapidly with proven methodologies, technology & processes, and people powered by CYRVANA.

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    Threat Detection

    CYRVANA's privacy capability along with delivery excellence to orchestrate privacy program while working closely with customer’s teams ensures the desired outcome for the customer.

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    Compliance Management

    A dedicated technical SME will be assigned ensuring timely management of privacy program issues and needs.

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    Security Awareness Training

    Move away from one-size-fits-all model to a bespoke model with standardization at core with flexibility at edge. This is paramount as we work together to build the privacy program.

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    Incident Response

    CYRVANA's depth of expertise in various sector and industry specific threat use cases are key to achieve effective outcomes in cyber defense. We leverage and share experience of delivering such services with other customers in the same sector.

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    Strategic Consultation

    CYRVANA leverages it's alliances and ecosystem partners when deemed fit to solve customer challenges. Alliance and ecosystem partners are cornerstone of CYRVANA's solutions and competency.

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    Real Results, Real Impact

    Discover how CYRVANA has helped businesses across industries enhance their cybersecurity, achieve compliance, and navigate digital transformation. Our case studies showcase tangible results and the powerful impact of our tailored solutions.

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    An emerging e-commerce platform faced increasing cyber threats as they scaled. With customer trust at stake, they needed a comprehensive solution to protect sensitive data and prevent breaches. CYRVANA implemented a full-spectrum cybersecurity plan, including risk assessments, data encryption, and ongoing vulnerability scans. With these protections in place, the platform was able to continue growing confidently, knowing their customer data and financial transactions were secure, ensuring a safer online shopping experience for their users.

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    A healthcare provider was struggling to meet the strict requirements of HIPAA and ensure the safety of patient information. CYRVANA’s team developed a customized compliance roadmap, which included secure access management, encryption, and regular audits. By integrating these security measures, the healthcare provider not only achieved full compliance with HIPAA regulations but also enhanced the overall security posture of their systems, leading to improved patient trust and safety. CYRVANA’s proactive approach ensured that the healthcare provider remained audit-ready at all times.

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    A financial institution needed a strong defense system to mitigate the growing risks of cyber-attacks and ensure continuity of operations. CYRVANA designed a comprehensive cybersecurity framework, including advanced threat detection systems, a detailed incident response strategy, and a disaster recovery plan. This approach enabled the institution to minimize disruptions and reduce the potential impact of cyber threats. By strengthening their cybersecurity posture, the institution significantly boosted their resilience against attacks, allowing them to maintain business operations without compromising customer trust.

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