Data Privacy, Security & Compliance in Digital Programs Playbook
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A framework for embedding data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance into digital transformation programs from the outset — privacy-by-design and security-by-design practices that avoid the far higher cost and risk of retrofitting compliance after systems are already built and live.
Can't privacy and security compliance be added later once the
digital program proves its value? Retrofitting privacy and security into a live system is significantly more expensive and riskier than building it in from the start — data flows, architecture decisions, and vendor relationships already established are often difficult and costly to unwind once compliance gaps are discovered.
Who should own privacy and security in a digital transformation
program — legal, IT, or the program team? All three need genuine involvement, but the program team needs to treat privacy and security as design requirements from the outset, not issues to hand off to legal or security for review at the end.
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