# Data protection officer: its php2shell risk register

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The fractal risk register for Data protection officer: 2 risks assigned to it or arriving through its parts, the part it plays in each and who it shares them with.

[Stakeholders](../index.html) / [Everyone with PHP in the path](../../../grc/stakeholders/world/index.html) / [Organisations running PHP](../../../grc/stakeholders/operators/index.html) / [Inside any one organisation](../../../grc/stakeholders/org-roles/index.html) / Data protection officer

# Data protection officer: its risk register

Decides whether a compromise is a personal data breach and whether the 72-hour clock has started.

**Kind** role · **Assigned here** 2 · **In its register** 2 · [the briefing for a data protection officer](../../../briefings/dpo/index.html)

## The register

Assigned here, or arriving through a part of this stakeholder. The part played is the one recorded for whoever holds the assignment.

| Risk | Rating | Kind | Part played | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [R06 A compromise becomes a reportable breach](../../../grc/risks/r06/index.html) | **15** high | Compliance | **owner** | [GDPR Art.32](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-32), [GDPR Art.33](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-33), [GDPR Art.34](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-34), [NIS2 Art.23](../../../grc/frameworks/nis2/index.html#c-art-23) +2 |
| [R06-1 Personal data taken from a compromised PHP application](../../../grc/risks/r06-1/index.html) | **15** high | Compliance | **owner** | [GDPR Art.5(1)(f)](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-5-1-f), [GDPR Art.24](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-24), [GDPR Art.28](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-28), [GDPR Art.32](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-32) +2 |

## Where its risks sit

| Likelihood / impact | 1 Minor | 2 Moderate | 3 Significant | 4 Major | 5 Severe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Happening | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| 4 Likely | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| 3 Possible | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 [R06](../../../grc/risks/r06/index.html) [R06-1](../../../grc/risks/r06-1/index.html) |
| 2 Unlikely | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1 Rare | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

## Who it shares risks with

[People whose data is held in PHP applications](../../../grc/stakeholders/data-subjects/index.html) (2), [Organisations running PHP](../../../grc/stakeholders/operators/index.html) (1), [EU and member-state CERTs](../../../grc/stakeholders/eu-agencies/index.html) (1), [Board and executives](../../../grc/stakeholders/board/index.html) (1), [Managed PHP platforms](../../../grc/stakeholders/managed-hosts/index.html) (1)

## The standards its register touches

[GDPR](../../frameworks/gdpr/index.html) (6), [NIS2](../../frameworks/nis2/index.html) (1), [DORA](../../frameworks/dora/index.html) (1), [Cyber Resilience Act](../../frameworks/cra/index.html) (1)


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