The GDPR Challenge

Articles

Mapped to operational tasks

72h

Breach Notification

Tracked with workflows

DPIAs

Required

For high-risk processing

Revenue Fines

Up to, for non-compliance

GDPR compliance is not a one-time project — it is an ongoing operational requirement. Organizations must respond to data subject requests within 30 days, notify authorities of breaches within 72 hours, maintain up-to-date processing records, and demonstrate accountability at any moment. Spreadsheets and shared drives cannot keep pace with these obligations.

How Cisodium Simplifies GDPR

From Records of Processing Activities to breach response — every obligation covered.

Records of Processing Activities (RoPA)

Article 30 requires every controller and processor to maintain records of processing activities. Cisodium provides structured RoPA management — document each processing activity with its purpose, legal basis, data categories, recipients, retention periods, and cross-border transfers. Version-controlled and always audit-ready.

Cisodium Records of Processing Activities management

Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR)

Handle DSARs within the 30-day deadline. Cisodium tracks every request from intake through fulfillment — identity verification, data location across systems, response preparation, and delivery. Automated workflows ensure no request falls through the cracks, with full audit trails for supervisory authority inquiries.

Cisodium data subject access request tracking

Data Protection Impact Assessments

Article 35 requires DPIAs for high-risk processing. Cisodium guides you through the assessment — identify risks to data subjects, evaluate necessity and proportionality, document mitigation measures, and track residual risks. Each DPIA links to the processing activity, relevant controls, and any prior consultation with your DPA.

Cisodium data protection impact assessment workflow

Breach Notification Workflows

Article 33 demands supervisory authority notification within 72 hours of becoming aware of a personal data breach. Cisodium provides structured breach response workflows — assess severity, determine notification obligations, generate authority and data subject notifications, track remediation, and maintain the mandatory breach register.

Cisodium GDPR breach notification workflow dashboard

Consent & Cookie Management

Track consent across every processing activity and legal basis. Document when consent was obtained, what it covers, how it can be withdrawn, and whether it meets the GDPR's "freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous" standard. Link consent records to processing activities and maintain granular opt-in/opt-out tracking.

Cisodium consent and cookie management interface

Vendor & Processor Management

Article 28 requires due diligence on every data processor. Cisodium centralizes processor assessments — evaluate sub-processor chains, verify Article 28 contract clauses, track standard contractual clauses for international transfers, monitor processor compliance, and manage Data Processing Agreements with version control.

Cisodium vendor and processor management for GDPR

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GDPR does not exist in isolation. Breach notification requires incident response. DPIAs require risk assessment. Processor oversight requires vendor management. With Cisodium, your privacy program is woven into your entire security operation.

Privacy obligations link to your entire security program

Incident response workflows trigger 72-hour breach notification timelines automatically

Risk assessments feed directly into Data Protection Impact Assessments

Vendor management tracks processor compliance and sub-processor chains

Asset inventory maps personal data across systems for DSAR fulfillment

Policy management ensures privacy notices and consent records stay current

Security controls documentation demonstrates Article 32 technical measures

PROC-00045 (Customer Data Processing) → assessed in RISK-00112 → breached via INCD-00067 → notified within 72 hours → documented for DPA