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.