Netwrix helps you comply with PDPA

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About PDPA

The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) is a comprehensive data protection law designed to govern the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data by organizations. Variants of PDPA are enforced in multiple regions, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, to ensure that organizations handle personal data responsibly, maintain transparency, and safeguard individual privacy rights.

PDPA mandates organizations to obtain consent before processing personal data, implement robust data protection policies, secure personal data against unauthorized access or loss, and report data breaches where required by law.

PDPA Benefits

Top reasons why organizations comply with PDPA:

• Builds customer trust and transparency
  Demonstrates an organization’s commitment to privacy, fostering stronger customer confidence.
• Avoids financial and reputational penalties
  Helps prevent enforcement actions and fines arising from data mishandling or breaches.
• Supports international business and compliance
  Aligns with global privacy frameworks like GDPR and APAC cross-border data transfer standards.
• Drives stronger data governance
  Encourages organizations to discover, classify, and protect personal data while maintaining accountability through audits and policies.
  

How does Netwrix help you comply with PDPA?

Netwrix solutions empower organizations to achieve and demonstrate PDPA compliance by enabling visibility, governance, and control over personal data. They support secure handling of personal information, enforce least privilege, and deliver audit trails for regulatory reporting.

Our solutions support:

• Personal data discovery, classification, and access management
• Consent and data retention validation through policy enforcement
• Access governance and privileged access monitoring
• Continuous auditing and evidence-based reporting
• Threat detection and breach response for data security

Netwrix Data Classification

Automatically discovers and classifies personal data across on-premises and cloud systems. Supports PDPA obligations for data inventory, minimization, and security by enabling organizations to know what personal data they hold and where it resides.

Netwrix Access Analyzer

Provides visibility into who has access to personal data, helping enforce least privilege and ensure access is granted only to authorized personnel in line with PDPA principles.

Netwrix Privilege Secure

Implements just-in-time privileged access and credential vaulting, helping reduce insider risks and ensure accountability for privileged activity involving personal data.

Netwrix Auditor

Tracks data access, system changes, and configuration updates across hybrid environments. Generates audit-ready reports that demonstrate compliance with PDPA data protection and accountability requirements.

Netwrix Threat Manager

Detects anomalous behavior, insider threats, and potential data exfiltration involving personal data. Helps organizations detect and respond to breaches promptly to meet PDPA reporting timelines.

Netwrix ITDR

Identifies compromised accounts and risky authentication behavior to prevent unauthorized access to personal data. Supports PDPA compliance by protecting user identities and minimizing breach risks.

Netwrix Change Tracker

Monitors critical system and configuration changes, ensuring that security controls protecting personal data remain effective and compliant.

Netwrix Password Secure

Enforces strong password hygiene and multi-policy password enforcement. Reduces risks of unauthorized access to systems storing personal data.

Netwrix PingCastle

Assesses Active Directory security posture to uncover misconfigurations and overexposed identities that could lead to unauthorized access or PDPA compliance violations.

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