Bizoneo - Data Protection and Client Management Solutions - GDPR, DORA, POPIA, CRM & HR

When I first read #DORA, I thought that one way for an organisation to be certain they are resilient is to check what happens when you "unplug" one of the services that IT told you will never go down. The backup would take over and no one should notice the difference. It made a number of people I spoke to -laugh. What a silly idea, this can never happen! Have you actually tried to see what happens when you unplug the ICT service? Beside that, remember to build your "Exit plans" at the time of procurement, it'll ease your life. It's a team exercise, and not one for the procurement team to do on their own. Need assistance? #Bizoneo has an Exit plan framework built-in, so you can ask yourself all the good questions on time. And remember, even if a vendor like Microsoft, used by the majority (if not all) financial services, suffered a significant outage that would disrupt the entire industry, it would actually likely impact your business, and I think it is where your business has a problem, CTPP or not...

Using #Bizoneo to assist #DORA simplifies a lot of things: - Methodology to address Art 8, with a pre-set project plan (that can be tailored) - Comprehensive documentation of the environment: ICT vendors, entities, ICT services, functions and contracts. - Due-diligence ICT services framework - Comprehensive 360 degree risk assessments - Enhanced incidents and breach analysis and reporting with 360 degree risk assessments including the production of regulator CSV template - One click production of the register of information in the required format - Ability to also assist #GDPR and #Outsourcing, #ISO27001. #NISTCSF2 or #NIS2 Book a demo on https://lnkd.in/d4Ahfgfs

Are you concerned by your vendors' exposure to US data transfers? You should be given the current instability, but I know you won't give up Microsoft or Amazon that easily. Most GRC vendors pretend your data is safe because it is hosted in the EU, but they are not telling you that the US cloud servers they use are not as safe as they pretend. Bizoneo doesn't host with US Clouds. No SCC, no DPF. You can even visit the datacentres owners next time you visit Ireland. PS: when you switch from another GRC for #GDPR or #DORA, you'll get another 3 months added to the subscription. That's on top of the 50k you will be saving by switching. Bizoneo can also import data from OneTrust easily.

As mentioned before, #Bizoneo version XVI will be released shortly. It's gone through final tests and corrections during January and the Bizoneo team will start to roll-out it in February. For the Bizoneo clients, it should be barely unnoticed at first, since the look and feel changes will be activated after all clients are migrated to the new version. While the Bizoneo Ops team works on the matter, the development team is working hard on new features and bizoscore.eu will also go through some enhancements. The cohort of new businesses that will be onboarded on Bizoneo for #DORA or #GDPR in Feb will be implemented on an exciting new platform. You may wonder why it doesn't happen in one click. This version brings some key features that require a little bit of manual intervention and the infrastructure has some security features that need specific migration.

If your organisation supplies ICT services to a financial services entity anywhere in the EU, your organisation is very likely in scope - indirectly- of #DORA. It means your client would ask you for a specific contractual addendum. Part of it would include specific rights and expect they'd want to know a bit more about your supply chain. Even if the details related to the supply chain aren't quite finalised, expect some questions with regards to the due diligence conducted. There is a chance the financial service client doesn't care, but remember the role of PCFs. When staff at key positions have a 'fit & proper' seal attached to them, why would they take a risk with your business? If I was at PCF level, my 'fit & proper' would matter, and I would question your business with regards to your supply chain. If you are such business and need assistance, I know several people who can help, as well as a proven approach to help your business help your clients on compliance matters.

Understanding vulnerabilities is probably something your business should consider. bizoscore.eu assists on the matter. It provides a tailored initial map of areas to consider. The Bizoneo team is working on it to improve the scanning and reporting time. For bizoneo.eu clients #DORA #GDPR, it also provides an additional unique matrix for 3rd party risk assessments.

Everyday is Data Protection Day for the team at dataprotection.city and our clients but January 28th is the day that the Council of Europe chose to celebrate Data Protection Day each year. January 28th 1981 is the date on which the Council of Europe’s data protection convention, known as “Convention 108”, was opened for signature. The Convention 108 was the first legally binding international instrument in the data protection field. Under this Convention, the parties are required to take the necessary steps in their domestic legislation to apply the principles it lays down in order to ensure respect in their territory for the fundamental human rights of all individuals with regard to processing of personal data. Happy #DataProtectionDay 2025

Third-party ICT providers are critical to your business operational resilience. Their own ICT TPP are as critical. #DORA #GDPR

Serious data governance concerns for organisations linking work and private Microsoft accounts.