Maintaining Advanced GDPR Compliance

For organizations that have already built a strong foundation for GDPR compliance, the next challenge is maintaining it in a dynamic, evolving environment.

Continuous compliance requires moving beyond one-time checklists toward processes that embed privacy and security into daily operations.

Key practices for maintaining advanced GDPR compliance include:

• Continuous monitoring of personal data processing activities

• Regular updates to your Record of Processing Activities (RoPA)

• Automated fulfillment of Data Subject Rights (DSR) requests

• Ongoing staff training and awareness programs

• Periodic privacy reviews of new products, services, and third-party relationships

• Vendor risk management — ensuring Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) stay current

• Cross-border data transfer reviews — tracking compliance with transfer requirements

• Proactive breach detection and response

Maintaining advanced GDPR compliance also means aligning your privacy governance with broader security programs—such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2—to create a unified, risk-based privacy and security posture.