GDPR Compliance Automation

What is GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that organisations implement "appropriate technical and organisational measures" to protect personal data (Article 32). For web applications processing EU resident data, this translates to demonstrable vulnerability management practices, secure-by-design development, and incident detection capabilities. Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) have consistently cited unpatched vulnerabilities and absent security monitoring as evidence of Article 32 non-compliance in enforcement actions.

How DygDog Maps to GDPR Controls

DygDog addresses GDPR Article 32(1) directly by providing ongoing confidentiality, integrity, and availability monitoring for web applications. Session management weaknesses that could expose personal data link to Article 32(1)(a). Cryptographic failures affecting data in transit relate to Article 32(1)(a) pseudonymisation and encryption requirements. Information disclosure vulnerabilities — such as exposed debug endpoints — are flagged as potential Article 33/34 reportable incidents if personal data is accessible.

Key GDPR Requirements Addressed

• Appropriate technical security measures for personal data (Art. 32.1)
• Ability to ensure ongoing confidentiality and integrity (Art. 32.1.b)
• Process for regularly testing and evaluating security (Art. 32.1.d)
• Breach detection and notification capability (Art. 33–34)
• Data Protection by Design and by Default (Art. 25)

Audit Readiness

DPAs reviewing a data breach or conducting an investigation under Article 83 will assess whether the controller had appropriate security measures in place at the time of the incident. DygDog's continuous scan history provides timestamped evidence of your security monitoring programme, showing not just current posture but a verifiable timeline of discovery and remediation activity that demonstrates Article 32 compliance over time.

Relevant DygDog Scan Modules

A selection of DygDog scan modules with direct GDPR control coverage:

• Search Engine Reconnaissance

  Checks for sensitive content indexed by search engines via robots.txt, sitemap.xml, and meta robots directives.

  WSTG-INFO

• Web Server Fingerprinting

  Identifies web server software (nginx, Apache, IIS), version numbers, and server-side technologies from headers and responses.

  WSTG-INFO

• Metadata & Information Leakage

  Scans HTML comments, meta tags, and source code for developer notes, internal paths, and sensitive information.

  WSTG-INFO

• Subdomain Enumeration

  Discovers subdomains via DNS enumeration of common prefixes (api, admin, staging, dev, internal).

  WSTG-INFO

• Subdomain Takeover Detection

  Detects dangling DNS CNAMEs pointing to unclaimed cloud resources that could be hijacked by an attacker.

  WSTG-CONF

• Application Entry Point Mapping

  Maps application entry points including forms, URL parameters, API endpoints, and file upload locations.

  WSTG-INFO