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      Information security and data privacy in SMEs

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      Legal Requirements: Data Privacy, Information Security, and Their Complexity

      Are you facing an increasing volume and complexity of legal requirements? It’s no coincidence, given the sheer number of new regulations that come into effect every year. It’s particularly difficult to keep track of things in the areas of data privacy and information security. National data privacy and information security laws, along with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), are just the tip of the iceberg. The list could be expanded to include countless other national regulations.

      In addition, you must also keep track of current case law—which includes a wide range of legal opinions on data privacy and information security (keywords: Schrems II and Google Analytics)—and implement these findings within your own organization.

      SMEs at a Disadvantage: Lack of Information

      Added to this is a significant information asymmetry between large corporations and SMEs. While large corporations can rely on specialists in their legal departments when new regulations take effect, in SMEs it is often the Managing Director themselves or staff without specialized knowledge who must handle the review and compliance. Furthermore, large corporations tend to organize themselves into trade associations, through which they are informed of relevant legislative changes at an early stage. In contrast, SMEs already struggle to identify the changes and new regulations that are relevant to them.

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      The Path to Compliance

      But even after identifying the relevant regulations, implementing them remains a major challenge. In particular, establishing a data privacy and information security management system is a hurdle that is virtually impossible to overcome on one’s own. After all, this involves creating a large number of documents, managing them, defining processes, assigning tasks, and conducting regular reviews—all while coordinating closely with other departments within the company in terms of both timing and content. It is also often difficult to maintain a strict separation between information security and data privacy. The unfortunately common result: duplicated effort and little return.

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      The Akarion GRC Cloud is the solution for you

      SMEs therefore rely on strong partners to maintain a clear overview of the complex world of GRC and compliance and to take appropriate action. At Akarion, we aim to be exactly that strong partner. As a SaaS solution with no setup costs or implementation effort, the GRC Cloud is ready to use immediately. Thanks to its intuitive interface and tutorial videos, users can quickly navigate any module of the GRC Cloud.

      Despite its ease of use, the GRC Cloud offers the depth and functionality required for an ISMS or DSMS: 

      • Comprehensive risk and document management, 
      • the ability to actively manage audits, 
      • workflow management including task assignment, and 
      • customizable reporting options are just a few of the features offered by the Akarion GRC Cloud.

      With the Akarion GRC Cloud, SMEs can actively ensure the quality of their information security and data privacy documentation, easily demonstrate compliance with data privacy and information security requirements, and capture the current status in management and audit reports at the click of a button. 

      At the same time, the modular structure of the GRC Cloud ensures that information security and data privacy can be treated separately or linked together wherever it makes sense. This completely eliminates redundancies and repetitive work, thereby saving resources.

      Messebare Ergebnisse

      55% Time savings
      90% less effort

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      Are you looking for an effective and simple solution for managing GRC and information security in your company?

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