MISCONCEPTION

Getting SOC 2 compliant is a step toward GDPR compliance

REALITY

While compliance frameworks and certifications like SOC 2 demonstrate good practices and get your house in order, they’re largely unrelated to GDPR. There’s significant additional work to become GDPR compliant that has little to do with other compliance or cybersecurity certifications.

MISCONCEPTION

You can appoint anyone as your Data Protection officer (DPO)

REALITY

GDPR sets expectations for DPO experience and qualifications. The DPO needs to understand data privacy laws and have the authority to implement your organization’s privacy program effectively.