Evaluation of Data Security Service Capability

The core guarantee for building trustworthy services

1. Industry demand driven
With the implementation of regulations such as the Data Security Law, Personal Information Protection Law, and Cybersecurity Law, enterprises need to build a data security system that meets regulatory requirements. At the same time, cross-border data flow, cloud native technology applications, and AI driven data analysis scenarios pose higher requirements for data lifecycle management.         
        
2. Risk prevention and control upgrade
According to IBM's 2023 Data Breach Cost Report, the global average cost of a single data breach is $4.35 million, and enterprises urgently need to verify the technical strength and risk response capabilities of service providers through standardized assessments.         
        
3. Building market trust
Third party authoritative evaluation can provide objective capability endorsement for enterprises, helping customers quickly identify suppliers with mature data security service capabilities and reduce cooperation risks.         

The assessment of data security service capabilities is based on the three in one model of "technology+management+operation", covering the following core dimensions:

1. Strategic and planning capabilities
• The integrity of the data security governance system (such as whether it covers data classification and grading, permission management, compliance auditing);
• The degree of integration with business strategy;
• Long term risk response planning capability (such as emergency plans, disaster recovery mechanisms).

2. Technical protection system
• Data recognition and classification: Automated data discovery, accuracy of sensitive data labeling;
• Encryption and Desensitization: Coverage of Static/Dynamic Data Encryption Technologies, Compliance of Desensitization Algorithms;
• Access control: fine-grained permission management capability based on zero trust;
• Monitoring and response: real-time threat detection, abnormal behavior analysis, event response time (MTTR);
• New technology adaptation: Support capabilities for cloud native, blockchain, privacy computing, and other scenarios.

3. Maturity of management mechanism
• Organizational structure: whether a dedicated Data Security Officer (DSO) and cross departmental collaboration mechanism have been established;
• Institutional norms: Data lifecycle management system, supplier security management process;
• Compliance Capability: Proof of compliance with GDPR, CCPA, China Data Export Security Assessment, and other requirements.

4. Continuous operation guarantee
• Safety training coverage rate (annual training for all employees ≥ 90%);
• Frequency of offensive and defensive exercises (≥ 2 red blue confrontations per year);
• Third party penetration testing and vulnerability repair rate (high-risk vulnerability repair cycle ≤ 72 hours)

The core value of data security service capability assessment lies in building a reliable security foundation for enterprises and industries through standardized and multi-dimensional capability verification, mainly reflected in the following four aspects:
1. Risk control and compliance assurance
Quantify enterprise data security management vulnerabilities, ensure compliance with domestic and international regulations (such as GDPR, Data Security Law), reduce the risk of data breaches and joint legal liability, and avoid high fines.

2. Differentiation advantage in market competition
Service providers can enhance customer trust and bidding competitiveness through authoritative certification endorsement, achieve service premium (such as an average increase of 35% in inquiries from rated enterprises), and promote service standardization and productization.

3. Industry collaboration and technological upgrading
Unified evaluation standards promote industry chain collaboration, accelerate the implementation of new technologies such as privacy computing and zero trust (such as a two-year increase of 210% in privacy computing penetration rate), and form a collaborative ecosystem of security capabilities.

4. The cornerstone of trust in the digital economy
Enhance confidence in data circulation and transactions, support the process of data assetization, while protecting user privacy rights (such as reducing platform data leakage rates by 72% through assessment), and contribute to sustainable development

（I.） List of Application Materials

1. Basic materials
• Copy of business license and legal representative's ID card.
• Proof of filing for network security level protection (if related to the business of Equal Protection 2.0).

2. Proof of Technical Ability
• White Paper on Data Security Technology Architecture: Detailed explanation of encryption algorithms, access control policies, and other technical implementation solutions.
• Third party testing report: including data encryption strength testing, disaster recovery drills (RTO/RPO compliance certification), etc.
• Patent/Software Copyright Certificate: Proof of intellectual property related to data security (optional bonus).

3. Management system documents
• Data Security Management Manual: Clarify the organizational structure (including the responsibilities of the security committee), SDL processes, and incident response mechanisms.
• Compliance and Adaptation Statement: Elaborate on the implementation measures of domestic and foreign regulations (such as GDPR, CCPA).

4. Service case materials
• Service contracts for the past 3 years: including at least 2 industry benchmark projects (such as finance and healthcare), reflecting data volume (such as TB level processing capabilities).
• Customer evaluation report: an acceptance certificate or satisfaction feedback issued by the service recipient.

5. Personnel Qualification Certificate
• Copy of CISP/CISSP certification for security team members.
• Annual training records: Prove that technical personnel have continuously received training on data security capabilities.


（II.） Application requirements

1. Basic qualifications
• The enterprise is legally registered and has independent legal personality, with no serious record of illegal or dishonest activities.
• The business scope covers data security services or the need to process sensitive data (such as in the fields of finance, healthcare, and government).

2. Management requirements
• A data security management system has been established (such as setting up a data security officer/DSO and developing a data classification and grading system).
• There have been no major data breaches or cybersecurity incidents in the past year.

3. Technical Capability
• Have basic data security measures (such as encryption, access control, log auditing).
• Pass third-party penetration testing (report must be valid within 6 months).

4. Compliance Fundamentals
• Comply with regulations such as the Data Security Law and the Personal Information Protection Law, and cross-border business must meet compliance conditions for data export • (such as completing security assessments or signing standard contracts).


（III.） Precautions

1. Industry specific requirements
Financial industry: Proof of implementation of the "Financial Data Security Classification Guidelines" is required.
Medical industry: Additional HIPAA or Health Medical Data Security Standards compliance materials are required.

2. Material timeliness
Technical testing reports (such as vulnerability scanning and penetration testing) must be submitted within 6 months, and retesting is required if overdue.

3. Authenticity of materials
All documents must be stamped with an official seal. Forged materials will result in disqualification from evaluation and inclusion in the credit blacklist

The assessment of data security service capabilities should follow the principles of systematicity and objectivity, usually divided into five stages: preparation, application, evaluation, certification, and maintenance,
The entire process takes about 3-6 months. The following is a detailed process description: