Risk Assessment Server for Data Incident Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack an efficient method for managing data incidents, particularly in handling the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI), which are subject to various federal and state regulations, leading to difficulties in determining notification obligations and schedules.
Innovation Solution
A risk assessment server that receives data incident data, compares it to federal, state, and contractual privacy rules, and generates a risk assessment and notification schedule, providing a visual representation of the risk level and determining notification obligations based on the severity and sensitivity of the data incident.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual analysis of data incidents against multiple privacy rules is performed, then comprehensive compliance assessment is achieved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical analysis of privacy rules with an automated computer-based system that uses algorithms to compare data incident information against stored privacy rules, federal statutes, and contractual obligations, thereby eliminating time-consuming manual review while maintaining comprehensive compliance assessment
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing and organizing privacy rules, federal statutes, and contractual obligations in a database before incidents occur. When a data incident is reported, the system immediately compares the incident details against this pre-prepared rule set, eliminating the need for time-consuming real-time research and analysis
2Reliability
If comprehensive privacy rules from multiple jurisdictions are evaluated, then complete compliance determination is achieved, but system complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed as a universal platform that handles multiple types of privacy rules (federal statutes, state laws, contractual obligations) and various data incident types within a single integrated interface. The risk assessment server universally applies all stored rules to any incident, eliminating the need for separate systems or complex manual jurisdictional analysis
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically gathering incident information, comparing it against all applicable privacy rules, and generating compliance determinations without requiring manual configuration or expert knowledge. The automated risk assessment server independently evaluates each incident against the complete rule set and produces results without human intervention
3Productivity
If detailed risk assessment and notification schedule generation are automated, then compliance efficiency is improved, but computational resources and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the compliance process into distinct functional modules: incident data reception, rule comparison engine, risk assessment generator, and notification schedule creator. Each module performs a specific function and passes results to the next, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high automation efficiency through modular architecture
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for managing a data incident are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include receiving data breach data that comprises information corresponding to the data breach, automatically generating a risk assessment from a comparison of data breach data to privacy rules, the privacy rules comprising at least one federal rule, at least one state rule, and at least one contractual obligation, each of the rules defining requirements associated with data breach notification laws, and providing the risk assessment to a display device that selectively couples with the risk assessment server.