Implemented in May last year, the new GDPR is the legal framework for personal data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union (EU), and applies to all companies involved with the movement, processing or storage of personal data related to EU citizens, regardless where the company is located.
Eurofins’ GDPR conformance testing programme is designed to help worldwide companies safeguard and strengthen the rights of data subjects, and enable them to take proper control of data in an increasingly digital society.
The core elements being tested include testing the communication to and from devices, testing the vulnerability of products, conformance to country-specific security requirements, and analysis of product firmware to check the possibility of it surreptitiously extracting sensitive data.
Beyond the core testing areas, Eurofins also offers additional services such as remote host assessments and penetration testing, mobile app testing, and code review focusing on embedded software.
Johan Craeybeckx, business line director at Eurofins Digital Testing, highlighted that it is critical for companies to adhere to the stringent data protection framework by running checks with test data to confirm compliancy, now that GDPR is being put in place.
He said: “Eurofins is proud to offer this new programme to help our customers test their overall level and device readiness to comply with the GDPR to ensure protection and privacy for how consumers’ personal data is used and managed.”