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When is a Transfer Impact Assessment Needed?

· 4 min read
Alexander Eklöf
Alexander Eklöf
CCO & Co-founder of Unicis.Tech OÜ

The landscape of data protection and privacy is becoming increasingly complex, especially with the rapid globalization of business operations. In the world of data governance, ensuring compliant cross-border data transfers is a crucial component of protecting personal data. But when do organizations need to undertake a Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA)? Understanding the requirements for a TIA is essential for Data Privacy Officers, Compliance Officers, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), and Cybersecurity Professionals.

Using the Capability Maturity Model to Improve Privacy and Security

· 2 min read
Predrag Tasevski
Founder & CEO of Unicis.Tech OÜ

The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a framework for assessing and improving an organization's process maturity. It offers companies with a set of standards and best practices to follow in order to improve their capabilities in specific areas.

Understanding the Data Privacy Roles: Controller, Processor, and Data Protection Officer

· 4 min read
Predrag Tasevski
Founder & CEO of Unicis.Tech OÜ

There are many terms and roles in the world of data protection and privacy that can be confusing. The controller, processor, and data protection officer are three of the most commonly misunderstood roles. Understanding the distinctions between these roles is critical for ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and protecting your customers', clients', and employees' privacy.

Building a Strong Security Awareness Culture in Startups and SMEs Using Confluence

· 3 min read
Predrag Tasevski
Founder & CEO of Unicis.Tech OÜ

Continuous awareness training and programs are important, and sometimes mandatory, for startups, SMEs, and organizations to promote and understand the risk and potential consequences of their employees' data protection, security, and compliance actions.

Evidence Gathering in Jira for product and services with minimal cybersecurity controls

· 2 min read
Predrag Tasevski
Founder & CEO of Unicis.Tech OÜ

Unicis.Tech has joined a fantastic group of contributors to a Minimum Viable Secure Product (MVSP) project to assist startups and SMEs in tackling cybersecurity and privacy problems early on in order to reduce risks, assure compliance, build consumer confidence, and gain a competitive edge. For this reason we created a Unicis Cybersecurity Control app for Atlassian Jira using the Forge platform as a result.

EU Data Privacy Transfer Mechanism for Third Countries

· 4 min read
Predrag Tasevski
Founder & CEO of Unicis.Tech OÜ

Greetings and best wishes for a secure, privacy, and compliant new year for you, your loved ones, and your business!

The European Union and the United States entered into the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, which enables US businesses to obtain personal data from the EU in accordance with EU data protection rules. However, Schrems II, which the EU Court of Justice rejected in July 2020, is no longer in use. This makes it impossible for companies to use it to move personal data from the EU to the US.

Market size and Growth for Compliance and Audit

· 3 min read
Predrag Tasevski
Founder & CEO of Unicis.Tech OÜ

The majority of organizations nowadays place a strong emphasis on their brand value and reliable client relationships. Companies are forced to consider security measures and their solutions as a result, which include ISO 27001 accreditation or the SOC 2 framework. Due to these reasons, corporate behavior is affected globally.

Navigating GDPR Landscape and Possible Solutions

· 5 min read
Predrag Tasevski
Founder & CEO of Unicis.Tech OÜ

GDPR calls for a complete strategy for data safety, compliance, governance and risk. Although data security tools are simply one piece of the GDPR compliance ecosystem, they're still a crucial component of shielding client data privacy.