Security & GRC
What is Data Privacy?
Protection of personal data through legal, organizational, and technical measures across its lifecycle.
In SAP projects it covers ILM blocking, read access logging, and anonymized test data. HR and customer data are most sensitive. Testers must follow data handling rules for any production-derived data.
Related terms
General Data Protection Regulation
EU regulation governing processing of personal data, affecting ERP data retention, access, and test data use.
Data Masking
Replacing sensitive values, such as names, bank accounts, or salaries, with realistic but fictitious data in non-production systems.
Read Access Logging
SAP functionality that logs read access to sensitive data fields for compliance.
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