A client's new assessment requires compliance with data protection guidelines. Which approach is BEST for ensuring that the test scope meets the required security standards while addressing privacy concerns?
Develop a plan that covers recognized standards, addresses personal data handling, and clarifies roles and acceptance criteria
Limit testing to external endpoints and exclude the internal network
Conduct broad intrusion tests on every system to discover more issues
Focus on technical testing of internal systems and avoid mentioning legal guidelines
The most effective approach is to create a detailed scope that references applicable security or privacy frameworks (for example, GDPR or PCI DSS), spells out how personal data will be collected, stored, and destroyed during testing, and clearly states each party's roles, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria. Plans that ignore legal or regulatory frameworks, test every system indiscriminately without regard for data-handling procedures, or exclude large portions of the environment all fail to meet both compliance and privacy objectives.
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