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Security measures

The steps a supplier takes to keep data safe at a level that fits the risk. Some are built into the software, such as encryption, and some are rules for people. Schedule 2 lists Tennerby’s eight, the least it must do. Agreement, Schedule 2 · Chapter 5 · see Records of processing

Explained in Chapter 5, Security Measures: Article 32 for a Processor, of Data Protection.

How it comes up, in Chapter 5
Tennerby keeps Corrandale’s staff data in its app. The law puts the duty to keep that data safe on Tennerby, not only on Corrandale. The steps it takes are its security measures. Some are built into the software, such as encryption, and some are rules for people, such as who may look at what.
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