5.5 Data Roles and Responsibilities

Question 1

Data Owner

Answer 1

Generally a senior officer.
VP of sales owns the customer relationship data.
Treasurer owns the financial information.

Question 2

Data Controller

Answer 2

Manages the purposes and means by which the personal data is processed.

Question 3

Data Processor

Answer 3

Process data on behalf of the data controller. Often a third party group.

Question 4

What would a payroll department be considered?

Answer 4

Data Controller

Question 5

What would a payroll company be considered?

Answer 5

Data Processor

Question 6

Data Custodioan/Steward

Answer 6

Responsible for data accuracy, privacy, and security.
Associates sensitivity labels to data.
Ensure compliance with laws/standards.
Manages access rights to data.
Implements security controls.

Question 7

Data Protection Officer

Answer 7

Responsible for organizations data privacy.
Sets policies.
Implements processes and procedures.