Data Protection and Data Security Online Applications

Customized to Suit your Specific Demands

The high level of security and quality of your company's online applications should be honored - a certificate reassures customers and partners by confirming the level of quality you invest. You benefit from a transparent, efficient, and secure IT solution landscape – and from the excellent reputation that the TÜV Rheinland label carries with it, of course. Besides the technical aspects, our certificates also fulfill legal requirements set out by the BDSG (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz = Federal Data Protection Act) and international norms, such as ISO 27001 and ISO 18028.

Data Protection and Security Certificate for Online Applications

Demonstrate that your data is secure and you are protected from malicious cyber attacks. Certifying your Web applications strengthens confidence in your online measures and reaffirms your business success.

Benefits at a Glance

An IT certificate from TÜV Rheinland lets you:

  • Increase the security and, therefore, value of your IT solutions
  • Acquire free capacity via clear structures
  • Lower your costs over the long-term
  • Improve your processes
  • Gain trust
  • Secure the implementation of legal and other requirements

Six Steps to more Data Protection and your Data Security Certificate

Our skilled experts possess the right know-how to analyze and evaluate your processes and systems. They do this in just six steps:

1. Preliminary Audit (optional)

The auditors conduct a preliminary audit to determine whether any requirements associated with this standard have already been implemented in your company and, if so, which ones.

2. Documentation Review

The audit team examines the extent to which your data security / protection management already fulfils certification requirements.

3. Audit

Our auditors test the effectiveness of your measures.

4. Issue of Certificate

If all criteria are fulfilled, your company will be awarded the certificate.

5. Surveillance Audits

Our annual surveillance audits help you constantly upgrade the process.

6. Certification Renewal

After three years you will undergo a certification renewal process, ensuring your company's continued improvement, and demonstrating to partners and customers your long-term commitment to safety.