The new edition of the personal data security guide published by the CNIL addresses the management of the risks faced by professionals dealing with personal data. This guide makes it possible to identify the processing of personal data, to identify risks and to implement appropriate measures. It lists the basic precautions to be taken and the maneuvers not to be done.

The 2024 edition includes 25 factsheets. Among the new topics discussed is theartificial intelligence, the mobile applications or application programming interfaces (APIs).

This personal data security guide is organized as follows:

Foreword

Card #1 : Driving data security

Users

Card #2 : Define a framework for users

Card #3 : Involve and train users

Card #4 : Authenticate users

Card 5 : Manage Entitlements

My Computer, My Equipment

Card 6 : Securing workstations

Card 7 : Securing Mobile Computing

Sheet #8 : Protect the computer network

Card 9 : Securing Servers

Sheet No. 10 : Securing websites

Sheet No. 11 : Guiding IT developments

Sheet No. 12 : Protect premises

My Data Mastery

Sheet No. 13 : Securing trade with the outside world

Sheet #14 : Managing Outsourcing

Sheet No. 15 : Managing hardware and software maintenance and end-of-life

Preparing for an Incident

Sheet No. 16 : Trace Operations

Fact Sheet #17 : Back Up

Sheet No. 18 : Predict business continuity and recovery

Fact Sheet No. 19 : Manage Incidents and Violations

Focus

Sheet #20 : Risk Analysis

Sheet #21 : Encryption, hash, signature

Sheet #22 : Cloud: Cloud

Sheet #23 : Mobile Applications: Design and Development

Sheet #24 : Artificial intelligence: Design and learning

Sheet #25 : API: Application Programming Interfaces