5.5 data roles

Question 1

What is a data owner?

Answer 1

– Accountable for specific data, often a senior officer
– VP of Sales owns the customer relationship data
– Treasurer owns the financial informatio

Question 2

What is a data controller?

Answer 2

– Manages the purposes and means by which
personal data is processed
– Payroll department (data controller) defines
payroll amounts and timeframes

Question 3

What is a data processor?

Answer 3

– Processes data on behalf of the data controller
– Often a third-party or different group
– Payroll company (data processor) processes payroll
and stores employee information

Question 4

What is a data custodian/steward?

Answer 4

– Responsible for data accuracy, privacy, and security
– Associates sensitivity labels to the data
– Ensures compliance with any applicable laws
and standards
– Manages the access rights to the data
– Implements security controls

Question 5

What is a DPO?

Answer 5

– Data protection officer
– Responsible for the organization’s data privacy
– Sets policies, implements processes and procedures