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General Data Protection Regulation
33. Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority

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General Data Protection Regulation

33. Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority

Task name
Priority
Status
Theme
Policy
Other requirements
Reporting personal data breaches to authorities / data subjects
Critical
High
Normal
Low
Fully done
Mostly done
Partly done
Not done
Incident management
Data breach management
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Task is fulfilling also these other security requirements

33. Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority
GDPR
34. Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject
GDPR
16.1.5: Response to information security incidents
ISO27 Full
6.1.3: Contact with authorities
ISO27 Full
A.10.1: Notification of a data breach involving PII
ISO 27018
1. Task description

A personal data breach must be reported to the supervisory authority if the breach may pose a risk to data subjects rights and freedoms. Data subjects, on the other hand, must be informed if the breach is likely to pose a high risk to their rights and freedoms. For example, registrants may take steps to reduce the adverse effect (e.g. by closing their credit card).

The notification must include the following information:

  • a clear description of the personal data breach
  • the name and contact details of the data protection officer or other contact point from which further information can be obtained
  • the likely consequences of the personal data breach
  • the measures proposed or already taken by the controller; where appropriate, measures to mitigate possible adverse effects.
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