Data Privacy Audit

Review the effectiveness of your organization's data privacy programme by completing an audit with accredited experts from Bridewell.

By working with us to conduct a data privacy audit, you can assess the suitability of your current programme while identifying any gaps or opportunities to drive improvements.

The Importance of a Data Privacy Audit

The most common obstacle to carrying out an audit is a lack of expertise and resource. Even for those that do have the right people to act as auditors, it can be a low priority for in-house teams.

Given the demands of fire-fighting activities and other ‘higher value’ initiatives, it can be months before there is sufficient resource to finally complete the process. Additionally, using an in-house team is not an objective assessment and may provide less value than an audit completed by a third party. 

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    What to Expect From a Data Privacy Audit

    Our experts can conduct audits against various standards and frameworks, including internal ISO27701:2019. This is a fundamental step in understanding your level of compliance against a given framework and is a necessary step for driving improvements in how your programme handles personal data.  

    Significant Audit Experience

    Our consultants have extensive experience combined with ISO27701 Lead Auditor and Implementer certifications.

    Industry Expertise

    Our team have practical experience in completing audits across sectors, which gives us a deep understanding of your key challenges.

    Wider Capabilities

    We can help remediate any gaps identified during the assessment through our range of data privacy services.

    What are the Benefits of a Data Privacy Audit?

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    Increase Security ROI

    We review and consolidate your security tooling to improve your return on investment and help you gain more effective protection from it,

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    Demonstrate Accountability to Regulators

    In the event of a data breach, having completed an internal audit would be seen positively by regulators.

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    Improved Insight into Data Privacy

    Gain a detailed understanding of your current data protection maturity and a comprehensive view of your personal data processing landscape.

    Start Your Data Privacy Audit with Bridewell

    Speak with one of our consultants to see how we can support your organization with a data privacy audit.


     

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    How it Works

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    Step One: We begin scoping which departments, and which controls within those departments, you would like to audit. Once this is agreed, our data privacy team will hold interviews with relevant stakeholders and review pertinent documentation to complete the process.  

    Step Two: These results will be shared via a report that will be presented to key members of your organization, such as the board or an auditing risk committee.

    Step Three: We also provide a checklist of the risks associated with any identified gaps and a detailed roadmap for addressing them based on their priority.  If needed, we can also implement the remediations recommended within the roadmap as part of a separate consultancy service. 

     

    Data Privacy Audit FAQs

    The scope will largely depend on the specific sector and existing data privacy processes of the company or institution in question. However, at a minimum, the scope will include an assessment of their policies and procedures and test their effectiveness in practice.  

    The purpose is to ensure that existing data privacy practices are adequate and effective. By assessing an organization's compliance with relevant laws and regulations, data privacy teams can determine any areas where improvements are needed. This also helps to ensure that policies and procedures are being followed and that personal data is being properly protected.  

    The main consequences to be aware of are financial penalties, reputational damage, and loss of customer trust. In terms of financial penalties, if an organization is found to be in breach of relevant regulations, it could be subject to a fine. This could be a significant amount depending on the severity of the breach and the number of people affected.  

    Why Us?

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    180+ Security Specialists

    Our team have diverse experience across sectors and disciplines, and hold accreditations from numerous industry bodies.

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    Certifications

    Our people and services are highly accredited by leading industry bodies including CREST, the NCSC, and more. Our SOC holds extensive accreditations from CREST (including for CSIR and SOC2) and works closely with our cyber consultancy services.

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    Partnerships

    As a Microsoft Partner, we also hold advanced specialisms in Cloud Security and Threat Protection. We’ve also implemented some of the UK’s largest deployments of the Microsoft Security stack, inc. Sentinel, Defender, Purview and more.

    Accreditations and Certifications

    Our cybersecurity consultants and services are globally recognized for meeting the highest standards of accreditation and have leading industry certifications.

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