Minimum Security and Privacy Controls

• Data minimization and purpose limitation, collect only what is necessary.
  
• Strong encryption for data at rest and in transit; use approved cryptographic standards.
  
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Privileged Access Management (PAM).
  
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for privileged and remote access.
  
• Secure-by-default configurations; remove/disable insecure defaults and accounts.
  
• Secure logging and monitoring with protected audit trails and log retention policy.
  
• Secure coding standards, code reviews, and static analysis (OWASP, CERT).
  
• Vulnerability scanning, regular patching and timely security updates.
  
• Privacy-enhancing technologies where appropriate use pseudonymization and tokenization.
  
• Network segmentation and least privilege architecture.
  
• Data retention and secure disposal procedures like sanitization and secure deletion.
  
• Documented incident response and escalation paths.
  
• Transparent privacy notices and user consent management.