Data protection
Data protection covers all rules and measures that protect personal data from misuse and safeguard the right to informational self-determination.
What is data protection?
Data protection means safeguarding personal data from misuse and preserving the right to informational self-determination. In the EU it is governed mainly by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data protection and data security
Data protection concerns specifically personal data and its lawful processing. Data security covers all technical and organisational measures for protecting data. The two belong together.
What does data protection require from companies?
Among other things a legal basis for processing, transparency towards data subjects, data minimisation, technical and organisational measures, and a data processing agreement (DPA) with service providers.
How SecureCloud supports data protection
SecureCloud is operated in Germany and is GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001- and Trusted-Cloud-certified, BSI C5-attested and CIS-compliant. Data is stored encrypted, access is governed granularly and logged, and a DPA is part of the offering.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between data protection and data security?
Data protection concerns personal data and its lawful processing. Data security covers all measures that protect data technically and organisationally.
Which law governs data protection in Germany?
The key frameworks are the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, additionally, the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
What does data protection mean for cloud use?
Companies remain bound by data protection as controllers and need a provider that works in a GDPR-compliant way, offers a DPA and processes data in a secure jurisdiction.
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