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Audit
What does Audit?
An audit is conducted to determine whether processes, requirements, and policies meet the required standards. Self-assessments of data protection compliance do not necessarily always have to be strict Audit-Follow the rules. What matters is not so much the method as the result: Ultimately—depending on the situation and requirements—you must assess what the current data protection requirements are and how your own situation compares to them. This means conducting a comparison of the target state against the actual state, also known as a gap analysis (gap: a discrepancy or deviation). Regardless of the specific approach taken, the goal of every review and every audit is to subsequently compile the findings, evaluate them, draw conclusions, derive specific recommendations for action if necessary, and document all of this in a Audit-Write up the report.
Practical example
In day-to-day business Audit important role, for example when it comes to protection and legally compliant Processing of personal data.
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