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# GDPR Article 32 --- Security of processing

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## Boardroom Citation Context

Round 10 encryption and data-protection debate.

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https://gdpr-info.eu/art-32-gdpr/





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Art. 32 GDPR  Security of processing - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Search for: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Final text of the GDPR including recitals. Menu and widgets DSGVO GDPR Recitals Key Issues AI Act Data Act Skip to content Search for: GDPR Recitals Key Issues AI Act Data Act GDPR Chapter 1 (Art. 1  4) General provisions Art. 1 Subject-matter and objectives Art. 2 Material scope Art. 3 Territorial scope Art. 4 Definitions Chapter 2 (Art. 5  11) Principles Art. 5 Principles relating to processing of personal data Art. 6 Lawfulness of processing Art. 7 Conditions for consent Art. 8 Conditions applicable to childs consent in relation to information society services Art. 9 Processing of special categories of personal data Art. 10 Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences Art. 11 Processing which does not require identification Chapter 3 (Art. 12  23) Rights of the data subject Art. 12 Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject Art. 13 Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject Art. 14 Information to be provided where personal data have not been obtained from the data subject Art. 15 Right of access by the data subject Art. 16 Right to rectification Art. 17 Right to erasure (right to be forgotten) Art. 18 Right to restriction of processing Art. 19 Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing Art. 20 Right to data portability Art. 21 Right to object Art. 22 Automated individual decision-making, including profiling Art. 23 Restrictions Chapter 4 (Art. 24  43) Controller and processor Art. 24 Responsibility of the controller Art. 25 Data protection by design and by default Art. 26 Joint controllers Art. 27 Representatives of controllers or processors not established in the Union Art. 28 Processor Art. 29 Processing under the authority of the controller or processor Art. 30 Records of processing activities Art. 31 Cooperation with the supervisory authority Art. 32 Security of processing Art. 33 Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority Art. 34 Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject Art. 35 Data protection impact assessment Art. 36 Prior consultation Art. 37 Designation of the data protection officer Art. 38 Position of the data protection officer Art. 39 Tasks of the data protection officer Art. 40 Codes of conduct Art. 41 Monitoring of approved codes of conduct Art. 42 Certification Art. 43 Certification bodies Chapter 5 (Art. 44  50) Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations Art. 44 General principle for transfers Art. 45 Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision Art. 46 Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards Art. 47 Binding corporate rules Art. 48 Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law Art. 49 Derogations for specific situations Art. 50 International cooperation for the protection of personal data Chapter 6 (Art. 51  59) Independent supervisory authorities Art. 51 Supervisory authority Art. 52 Independence Art. 53 General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority Art. 54 Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority Art. 55 Competence Art. 56 Competence of the lead supervisory authority Art. 57 Tasks Art. 58 Powers Art. 59 Activity reports Chapter 7 (Art. 60  76) Cooperation and consistency Art. 60 Cooperation between the lead supervisory authority and the other supervisory authorities concerned Art. 61 Mutual assistance Art. 62 Joint operations of supervisory authorities Art. 63 Consistency mechanism Art. 64 Opinion of the Board Art. 65 Dispute resolution by the Board Art. 66 Urgency procedure Art. 67 Exchange of information Art. 68 European Data Protection Board Art. 69 Independence Art. 70 Tasks of the Board Art. 71 Reports Art. 72 Procedure Art. 73 Chair Art. 74 Tasks of the Chair Art. 75 Secretariat Art. 76 Confidentiality Chapter 8 (Art. 77  84) Remedies, liability and penalties Art. 77 Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority Art. 78 Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority Art. 79 Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor Art. 80 Representation of data subjects Art. 81 Suspension of proceedings Art. 82 Right to compensation and liability Art. 83 General conditions for imposing administrative fines Art. 84 Penalties Chapter 9 (Art. 85  91) Provisions relating to specific processing situations Art. 85 Processing and freedom of expression and information Art. 86 Processing and public access to official documents Art. 87 Processing of the national identification number Art. 88 Processing in the context of employment Art. 89 Safeguards and derogations relating to processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes Art. 90 Obligations of secrecy Art. 91 Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations Chapter 10 (Art. 92  93) Delegated acts and implementing acts Art. 92 Exercise of the delegation Art. 93 Committee procedure Chapter 11 (Art. 94  99) Final provisions Art. 94 Repeal of Directive 95/46/EC Art. 95 Relationship with Directive 2002/58/EC Art. 96 Relationship with previously concluded Agreements Art. 97 Commission reports Art. 98 Review of other Union legal acts on data protection Art. 99 Entry into force and application Imprint | Privacy Policy | Liability Art. 32 GDPR Security of processing Taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the controller and the processor shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, including inter alia as appropriate: the pseudonymisation and encryption of personal data; the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services; the ability to restore the availability and access to personal data in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident; a process for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures for ensuring the security of the processing. In assessing the appropriate level of security account shall be taken in particular of the risks that are presented by processing, in particular from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed. Adherence to an approved code of conduct as referred to in Article 40 or an approved certification mechanism as referred to in Article 42 may be used as an element by which to demonstrate compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of this Article. The controller and processor shall take steps to ensure that any natural person acting under the authority of the controller or the processor who has access to personal data does not process them except on instructions from the controller, unless he or she is required to do so by Union or Member State law. Suitable Recitals ( 75 ) Risks to the Rights and Freedoms of Natural Persons ( 76 ) Risk Assessment ( 77 ) Risk Assessment Guidelines ( 78 ) Appropriate Technical and Organisational Measures ( 79 ) Allocation of the Responsibilities ( 83 ) Security of Processing  Art. 31 GDPR Art. 33 GDPR  GDPR Table of contents Report error Logo We are a consulting company specialised in the fields of data protection, IT security and IT forensics. CTA Learn more Follow us: XING | LinkedIn Rate us: Please wait...
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