EU Data Protection Directive
Personal Information Protection
PSC validates entities where the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) is of critical importance. This process includes a review of applicability data retention and disposal; a full assessment of the PII protection criteria; documentation of policies and procedures that will support the PII protection criteria; assistance in implementing the policies and procedures; testing of the effectiveness of controls; and assistance with completion of the US Department of Commerce Safe Harbor registration if required. PSC has dedicated staff with expertise on the following standards:
- EU Data Protection Directive (including U.S. - European Union Safe Harbor Framework)
- UK Data Protection Act
- Canada Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act
- Asia-Pacific Privacy Charter Initiative
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Privacy Framework
PSC Solution
To help organizations meet personal information privacy standards, PSC provides:
- Specific security assessment of the requirements under the criteria
- Advice on the most cost effective approach to remediation if the customer does not meet the requirements
- Analysis of the data types and collection mechanisms
- Ongoing reassessment on an annual basis