Towards Becoming a Data Auditor in India

At present there is a large section of professionals in India with expertise to conduct audits for Information Security and some of them are also engaged as “CERT-IN Accredited Auditors”. The CERT IN auditors were expected to be a hybrid type of auditors who were capable of assessing the Information System Controls from the perspective of compliance to the ITA 2000 provisions which was the law of the land. This required a “Techno Legal Understanding” that not all IS auditors could manage successfully.

With the need to now understand DPDPA 2023, the role of Techno Legal Auditors in India has undergone a further change and there is an urgent need to upgrade the expertise of “Technically qualified Information Security Auditors to understand the need to conduct audits with the Legal perspective”.

This transformation from Technical Information Security Audit to Techno Legal DPDPA audit is the need of the day and is being addressed by FDPPI though its C.DPO.DA. (Certified Data
Protection Officer and Data Auditor) Course.

In order to expand the reach of such course, FDPPI and CERT-IN are together conducting a three-day offline program exclusively designed for Information Security experts including Cert-IN accredited auditors. The first of such program will be held in Bengaluru, on 27th ,28th & 29th September 2024.

Venue:

Viveka Auditorium Yuvapatha,

#4, 31st Cross Rd, 4th T Block East, 4th Block, Jayanagar,

Bengaluru, Karnataka 560011

Payment for Registration can be made here:

Kindly note that all participants would be eligible for Participation Certificate with 18 hours CPE. The participants are also eligible for attending the online examination within October 15 and obtain the full certificate C.DPO.DA.

The program would be lead by Naavi and would include several case study discussions and practical issues in the implementation of DPDPA Act and upcoming rules.

The program would also discuss the details of India based frameworks such as the Cyber Security Framework of CERT In and BIS standard (draft) for Data Governance and Data Protection. It may be noted that at present there is no other similar program in India with a focus on Indian requirements of data protection, particularly to the depth to which this program goes in.

Appropriate reading material would be provided during the program for the participants.

This program will further strengthen the approach of FDPPI to develop an indigenous approach to the compliance of DPDPA using DGPSI along with CSF of CERT-In for information security of applicable personal information.

About Vijayashankar Na

Naavi is a veteran Cyber Law specialist in India and is presently working from Bangalore as an Information Assurance Consultant. Pioneered concepts such as ITA 2008 compliance, Naavi is also the founder of Cyber Law College, a virtual Cyber Law Education institution. He now has been focusing on the projects such as Secure Digital India and Cyber Insurance
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