Overview
Protect your data, wherever it lives
Proton helps you confidently maintain and protect your data, wherever it may reside, and understand the impacts of data security on your business.
We determine the impact of data security regulatory and contractual requirements, assess your alignment and capability to meet those expectations, remediate key processes and technologies, and help implement the changes needed to achieve and maintain compliance, all while improving your data security posture.
Secure the crown jewels
Identify and secure your most critical data.
Monitor continuously
Keep watch as data, systems and threats change.
Respond fast
A structured, rapid response when a breach occurs.
What we do
Our data protection capabilities
Data Discovery and Protection
Organisations want to know which data matters most. Our methodology identifies critical data, implements measures to protect it, and establishes a programme to sustain data security as your data evolves.
Data Security and Compliance
Whatever the framework (PCI, HITRUST, HIPAA, SOC 2, SWIFT, ISO, NYDFS, FedRAMP, FISMA, CMMC), we scope your environment, address compliance gaps, and implement policies, procedures and technical solutions to meet regulatory and contractual obligations.
Data Governance
Most security compliance focuses on technology and process, but regulations often focus on the data. Our data governance service gives you clear insight into the entire data lifecycle, from creation to retirement.
Data protection considerations
A six-stage approach to the foundations
As more data is stored, processed and transferred in structured and unstructured forms, adhering to regulations, standards and guidelines grows more complex.
Our data protection considerations show what organisations must do to protect data, their brand reputation, and against the financial and non-financial impact a failure can cause.
01Strong governance and internal controls
Establish clear data protection policies and procedures. This includes:
- Defining roles and responsibilities for data oversight.
- Integrating privacy practices into human resources, operations and IT policies.
- Regularly reviewing internal practices through audits and assessments.
02Privacy by design and default
Integrate privacy considerations into the design and development of all systems and services:
- Minimise the collection and retention of personal data.
- Limit access to only what is necessary for specific tasks.
- Build privacy features into systems from the ground up.
03Transparency and user empowerment
Organisations must ensure clarity and accountability in how personal data is used. Our approach supports:
- Clear communication with individuals about how their data is processed.
- Tools and processes that let users access, correct or monitor the use of their information.
04Risk-based assessments
Carry out detailed risk assessments for systems or processes that involve significant data processing:
- Identify potential impacts on data privacy and security.
- Recommend mitigation strategies before deployment or major changes.
05Continuous security enhancement
Security is not a one-time activity. Organisations should continue to implement:
- Evolving technical safeguards tailored to modern threats.
- Ongoing evaluation and updates to infrastructure and procedures.
- Secure-by-default configurations that adapt to changes in technology and business needs.
06Culture of data protection
Organisations should embed a data protection mindset across all levels:
- Conduct training and awareness initiatives.
- Encourage a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Implement mechanisms to recognise and reward data-protection-centric behaviours.