GDPR compliance is the process of aligning how an organisation collects, processes, and protects the personal data of EU and EEA individuals with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). It covers lawful basis and consent, records of processing activities (Art. 30), data subject rights, data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), security of processing (Art. 32), and 72-hour breach notification (Art. 33). CyberXplore is a specialist advisory consultancy - not a supervisory authority or certification body - whose senior, manually-led consultants run a hands-on gap analysis against the regulation, build the evidence and documentation you need, and harden the technical and organisational measures that protect personal data.
EU GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679)ISO/IEC 27701ISO/IEC 27001EDPB GuidelinesNIST Privacy Framework
Why CyberXplore
Senior-only testers (OSCP, CRTP, CREST)
ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 certified
Free retest + attestation letter
Tailored scope and quote in 24 hours
Why it matters
GDPR applies to any organisation that processes the personal data of people in the EU/EEA - regardless of where the company is based - so non-EU SaaS, agencies, and processors are firmly in scope.
Infringements can attract administrative fines of up to EUR 20 million or 4% of total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher, alongside enforcement orders and reputational damage.
Customers, partners, and enterprise procurement teams increasingly require demonstrable GDPR alignment, signed Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), and evidence of technical and organisational measures before they will sign.
Article 5(2) makes accountability a legal obligation: you must not only comply, but be able to prove it with up-to-date records, assessments, and documented controls.
Aligned with industry standards: EU GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) · ISO/IEC 27701 · ISO/IEC 27001 · EDPB Guidelines · NIST Privacy Framework
Our methodology
01
Scoping & Data Mapping
We identify the personal data you process, the systems and third parties involved, cross-border transfers, and your role (controller or processor) to define an accurate compliance scope.
02
Gap Analysis
We assess your current state against every applicable GDPR requirement - lawful basis, consent, transparency, rights handling, Art. 32 security, and breach processes - and rate each gap by risk.
03
Records & DPIAs
We help build your Article 30 Records of Processing Activities and run Data Protection Impact Assessments for high-risk processing, profiling, and large-scale or special-category data.
04
Remediation & Controls
We deliver a prioritised roadmap and work with your teams to implement policies, data subject rights workflows, DPAs, retention schedules, and the technical security of processing.
05
Evidence & Audit-Readiness
We assemble the documentation, registers, and control evidence so you can demonstrate accountability to customers, supervisory authorities, and DPO or auditor review.
06
Ongoing Advisory
We provide continued support for breach response readiness, vendor reviews, new processing activities, and keeping your programme current as the business and regulation evolve.
Records of Processing Activities - controller and processor registers (Art. 30)
Data subject rights workflows - access, rectification, erasure, portability, objection (Art. 12-22)
Data Protection Impact Assessments for high-risk processing (Art. 35)
Security of processing - technical and organisational measures (Art. 32)
Personal data breach detection, response, and 72-hour notification (Art. 33-34)
International data transfers, SCCs, and transfer impact assessments (Chapter V)
Processor and sub-processor governance and Data Processing Agreements (Art. 28)
Privacy by design and by default, and data minimisation and retention (Art. 25, 5)
Roles and accountability - DPO requirement, governance, and staff awareness
What you get
GDPR gap analysis report mapped to specific articles with risk ratings
Prioritised remediation roadmap with owners and effort estimates
Article 30 Records of Processing Activities register (template and populated)
DPIA methodology and completed assessments for high-risk processing
Policy and document pack - privacy notices, data subject rights and breach procedures, retention schedule
Article 32 security of processing review with technical and organisational recommendations
Audit-readiness pack and evidence index to support customer, DPO, and authority review
Sample deliverable
What you'll see in your report
Every engagement ends with a clear, prioritized report: severity-rated findings with CVSS scores, affected assets, and remediation status - plus a free retest. The figures below are illustrative.
Findings by severity
15 total
Critical
0
High
2
Medium
7
Low
6
High · CVSS 7.2CX-1702
Encryption of personal data at rest not enforced
GDPR Art.32Customer databaseOpen
Medium · CVSS 5.6CX-1708
No documented data retention / erasure process
GDPR Art.17CRM & data warehouseOpen
Illustrative gdpr data protection review sample - anonymized to example.com.
Medium · CVSS 4.7CX-1714
Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) incomplete
GDPR Art.30Processing inventoryOpen
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Cumulative figures across our team's combined engagement history
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Certifications held by our testers
OSCP
CRTP
CREST
CEH
eWPTX
ISO 27001
ISO 9001
Frequently asked questions
No. GDPR has no official certification body in the way ISO standards do, and we are an independent advisory consultancy rather than a supervisory authority. We make you audit-ready by closing gaps against the regulation and building defensible evidence of accountability - the legal responsibility for compliance always remains with you as the controller or processor.
