Mastering EU GDPR Compliance: Security and Privacy for Validated Systems

摘要

Privacy and data protection are more important than ever. Today’s headlines are filled with instances of data privacy breaches as well as cyber security breaches among leading global firms. In the European Union a significant regulation has been passed in May 2018 to address the issue of personal data privacy. It is known as the general data protection regulation or GDPR. Validation engineers each day seek to validate systems across the globe in compliance with current regulatory guidelines. Much of the focus on computer systems validation from a testing perspective is designed to ensure that systems meet their intended use. Installation/Operational/Performance Qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) is typically conducted by global validation teams to ensure that systems are qualified and to confirm software quality. While the focus for the last 40 years has been on such testing, today’s computing environment has changed the paradigm of how we established computing systems environments and validate them. This white paper will focus on today’s challenges and how validation engineers must address the changing system landscape and not only deal with issues concerning data privacy but those of Cybersecurity.