Data Mapping Heat Maps for Privacy Compliance Gaps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information management systems struggle to efficiently identify and manage data storage locations that are out of compliance with evolving data privacy regulations, such as GDPR and HIPAA, and lack tools to dynamically maintain compliance and provide individuals with access to their personal data.
Innovation Solution
A graphical representation system is implemented within an information management system to identify data storage locations and generate visual displays, such as heat maps, to highlight non-compliant areas, allowing administrators to take corrective actions and provide individuals with access to their data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional data management methods are used, then data storage and management capabilities are maintained, but compliance with data privacy regulations cannot be effectively monitored and enforced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component (data map generator and compliance module) that sits between the data management system and regulatory requirements. This intermediary automatically tracks data locations, generates data maps, and monitors compliance without requiring direct integration with every data storage location, thus improving compliance monitoring while limiting complexity increase to the intermediary layer only
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual compliance monitoring and data tracking methods with automated computational systems. Instead of manual audits and tracking, the system uses automated data mapping, generation of data location information, and computational compliance checking, which improves monitoring reliability while the automation actually reduces operational complexity over time
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive data tracking is implemented to ensure compliance, then compliance monitoring improves, but system complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and separates the data mapping and compliance tracking functionality into distinct modular components. The data map generator, compliance module, and data location tracking are implemented as separate extractable units that can be independently configured and maintained, improving measurement precision while managing complexity through modularity and separation of concerns
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates universal data mapping mechanisms that serve multiple compliance and tracking functions simultaneously. The same data location information generated for compliance monitoring is also used for data access, retrieval, and management operations, improving measurement precision without proportionally increasing system complexity due to the multi-functional reuse of the tracking infrastructure
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are described herein for graphically representing an information management system based on the characteristics of within the system. The systems and methods interface with various components of the system (e.g., administrative components, index components, and so on) to identify data having certain characteristics (e.g., personal data), and generate or render information (e.g., a heat map or other visual display) that represents areas or locations within the system storing the data. Thus, the systems and methods, in some embodiments, generate or create a data-specific view into the information management system.