Can you detail the
kind of data your application will be handling? "We will be handling financial transaction data,
which includes customers' credit card numbers and personal information."
Do you currently
have any data security measures in place? "Yes, we currently use a combination of
firewalls, antivirus software, and regular security audits."
What types of
users will have access to this data? "We have different types of users including
administrators, data scientists, and customer service representatives."
Are there any
specific regulatory compliance frameworks your application needs to adhere to? "We need to comply with GDPR
because we have many European customers, and also PCI DSS due to the financial
nature of our data."
How do you
currently ensure data integrity within your applications? "We use checksums and regular data
audits to ensure that data has not been tampered with."
What level of user
access control is necessary for your application? "We need granular access controls, with the
ability to specify access rights on a per-user basis."
What are the
potential risks or threats you've identified related to your data security? "We've identified potential
threats from both external sources like hackers, and internal sources like
disgruntled employees."
Can you describe
your current process for data backup and recovery? "We perform nightly backups and store them
offsite. In case of a major incident, we have a disaster recovery plan in
place."
How often do you
conduct security audits or assessments, and do you have a third party perform
these evaluations?
"We conduct internal audits quarterly and hire a third party for an annual
security assessment."
Can you explain
your data encryption needs both at rest and in transit? "We need strong encryption for
data at rest in our databases, and we want to ensure that all data sent over
the network is also encrypted."
What are your
plans in the event of a data breach? Do you have an incident response strategy? "We
have an incident response team that can be called upon 24/7, and a
communication plan to notify affected parties in case of a breach."
Do you require
multi-factor authentication for accessing sensitive data? "Yes, for any access to sensitive
data, we require at least two factors of authentication."
What type of user
activity logging and monitoring do you have in place? "We log all user activities and
have alerts set up for any suspicious activities."
How do you handle
data privacy, particularly in terms of data anonymization and pseudonymization? "We pseudonymize user data in our
production environments and fully anonymize it for our development and testing
environments."
Can you detail
your data lifecycle management? How is data deleted or retired when no longer
needed? "We retain data for seven years,
after which it is securely deleted from all our systems."
Do you need help
with maintaining security when integrating with other systems or applications? "Yes, we are planning to integrate
with a third-party payment processor and want to ensure that our security
standards are maintained during the process."
How do you
currently train your staff on data security best practices? "We have an annual mandatory
training for all staff, and additional trainings for those in sensitive roles."
Can you describe
the scale of your operations and the volume of data you anticipate managing? "We have operations in five
countries, and we anticipate handling several terabytes of data."
What are the core
functionalities of your application that may be impacted by additional security
measures? "Some of our real-time analytics
features could potentially be slowed down by additional encryption or security
checks."
Are there any
specific industry or customer requirements you need to meet regarding data security
and compliance? "Some of our
enterprise customers have their own security requirements that we need to
adhere to, in addition to industry regulations."
How would you like
to balance security needs with application performance and user experience? "Security is our top priority, but
we want to ensure that the user experience is not significantly impacted,
especially in terms of application speed and ease of use."
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