NDPC discusses compliance audit returns and corporate risk
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission’s third IMPACT session examined compliance audit returns, accountability and risk management. Speakers also discussed internal audits and collaboration between organisations and data protection compliance professionals.
Source published Source: Nigeria Data Protection Commission
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The Commission’s report on its third IMPACT session places compliance audit returns within a wider discussion of accountability and corporate risk management. The session also considers the part that internal audits play in reviewing an organisation’s practices.
Collaboration between organisations and data protection compliance professionals is another theme in the report. The discussion connects audit activity with a clearer understanding of responsibilities and risk.
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