DPO-as-a-Service

Basic Services Package

o Ensuring PDPA Compliance

We facilitate and validate the data protection self-assessment conducted by organizations through the PDPA Assessment Tool for Organizations (PATO) and Data Inventory Map (DIM) techniques.

Advise on the development of privacy statements and PDPA compliant policies and protection measures.

o Fostering a Data Protection Culture

Provide PDPA consultancy services, and training and education programs to all staff members based on the Personal Data Protection Commission's (PDPC) Advisory Guidelines on Key Concepts in the PDPA.

o Efficient Handling of Data Inquiries

o Alert Management on Personal Data Risks

o Liaise with PDPC when required

o Develop and Implement Data Breach Response Plan

Advanced Services Package with add-on

o Advisory with guided implementation of the Data Protection Essentials (DPE), Data Protection Management Programme (DPMP), Data Protection by Design for ICT Systems, and Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA).

o Training and education program extended to include the Advisory Guidelines on the PDPA for Selected Topics and the Guide to Basic Anonymisation.

o Advise with guided implementation of Advanced Data Protection Practices in accordance with the PDPC's Guide to Data Protection Practices for ICT Systems.

PDPA Audit

A systematic assessment of the organization’s data protection policies and procedures, conducted based on a risk-based internal audit methodology, evaluates compliance with Data Protection Obligations under the PDPA. This review identifies compliance gaps and risks in data protection practices through controls testing and provide recommendations for remediation plans according to the PDPA and data protection best practices.

IT Audit and Risk Assessment

(A) An independent technology audit encompassing audit program development, execution of test procedures, and issuance of formal reports, detailing findings and proposing remedial measures for enhancement to IT controls, systems, modifications, and upgrades.

(B) Attest to the risk and control self-assessment conducted by the organization on its IT systems by formally validating the assessment methodology and results.

(C) Our Data Protection Officer (DPO)-as-a-Service incorporates IT risk assessment components, with scope and depth tailored to meet specific client requirements.

IT Audit for Statutory Audit

IT audit that supports financial statement audit by examining the technology that handles financial data.

Singapore Standard on Auditing (SSA) 315 (Revised) requires the auditor to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, through understanding the entity and its environment, including the entity’s IT control. With an in depth understanding of the entity’s IT environment, it enables the auditor to identify the IT risks, and to design and implement appropriate audit responses to address those identified risks

Leveraging our specialized IT audit expertise, we provide support to Public Accounting Corporations (PAC), in evaluating their audit clients' IT controls in their effectiveness in safeguarding assets, and preventing or detecting material misstatements, enabling the external auditors to determine the nature and extent of audit procedures.

Cybersecurity Consulting

We help organizations to measure and track their progress in cybersecurity health by implementing the Cybersecurity Health Check tool developed and launched by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), recommending solutions to close any gaps identified and enhance cybersecurity controls in enabling organizations to attain the Cyber Essentials certification.