This multiple choice assessment focuses on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The purpose of the assessment is to enable you to assess the extent and depth of your knowledge of the Data Protection Law.
Format: Multiple Choice
The result will be provided immediately, with details on all questions.
1. Public authorities or bodies, including courts, are obliged to designate a data protection officer (DPO) if they process personal data.
DPOs are designated in cases where a public authority or body carries out the processing of data, except for cases where the processing of data is carried out by courts.
2. What should an organization ensure if it does not appoint a DPO but assigns tasks concerning data protection to their existing employees or external consultants?
If organizations do not appoint a DPO but assign tasks related to data protection to their employees or external consultants, it should be clearly communicated that such employees or consultants are not DPOs.
3. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
The controller or processor is held accountable in case GDPR requirements are not met, not the DPO.
4. What determines the required level of the DPO’s expertise?
The required level of expertise of the DPO should be determined based on the amount, sensitivity, and complexity of data that the organization processes. For instance, the DPO should have a higher level of expertise if a data processing activity is particularly complex, or when a large amount of sensitive data is being processed.
Identify the MOST appropriate lawful basis for processing:
5. Which ISO certification can improve a DPO’s performance?
Having knowledge on and being certified against ISO/IEC 27001 will improve the DPO’s performance. The DPO can use the ISMS to help the data controller and processor meet the information security requirements, by preserving the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information, applying risk management processes, and giving confidence to interested parties that information security risks are managed appropriately.
6. It is a DPO’s task to:
The DPO should also advise the controller when carrying out a data protection impact assessment. The DPO is not responsible for conducting the data protection impact assessment or implementing the GDPR Compliance policies, processes, and procedures.
7. Given the similarity of tasks and purpose of duties, it is advisable to assign both the role of the CISO and the DPO to one individual.
It is not advisable to assign both the role of the CISO and the DPO to one individual. The CISO is responsible for the implementation of policies, processes, and procedures to comply with the GDPR, IT solutions that support business objectives, data protection by design and by default principles, and coordination of data protection activities. On the other hand, the DPO is responsible for monitoring such policies, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with the GDPR.
8. Can multiple organizations appoint the same DPO?
Article 37(2) of the GDPR states that “A group of undertakings may appoint a single data protection officer provided that a data protection officer is easily accessible from each establishment.” The DPO must be in a position to effectively communicate with interested parties and cooperate with the supervisory authorities.
