data-protection

Analyzes GDPR/CCPA and encryption compliance risks in data handling and privacy controls, returning ASVS-aligned rule IDs and secure code examples.

1|Updated Aug 29, 2025
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Skill: data-protection
Source: https://github.com/CyberSecAI/genai-sec-agents/tree/main/.claude/skills/data-protection
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/CyberSecAI/genai-sec-agents --skill data-protection

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps teams perform data privacy and protection reviews, ensuring GDPR/CCPA compliance, encryption best practices, PII handling, data minimization, retention policies, and sensitive data classification. It returns ASVS-mapped findings with rule IDs and secure code examples.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Privacy and compliance reviews: Validate data handling against GDPR, CCPA, and ASVS-aligned controls.
  • Encryption guidance: Recommend encryption at rest and in transit, key management, and secure crypto patterns.
  • PII handling & retention: Define data minimization, retention schedules, and pseudonymization strategies.
  • Audit-ready reporting: Generate rule IDs and actionable findings suitable for audits and code reviews.
  • Use Case: When assessing a new data-processing service, run this Skill to surface policy gaps and secure implementation recommendations.

Quick Start

Use the data-protection skill to review a data-handling workflow or API endpoint and generate ASVS-aligned findings with concrete remediation steps.

Frequently Asked Questions about data-protection

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I check GDPR and CCPA compliance for my API data handling?

GDPR and CCPA compliance is checked by analyzing data handling and privacy controls to identify compliance gaps across PII management, data minimization, and retention policies. This review generates ASVS-aligned findings with rule IDs and actionable remediation steps for secure development workflows.

What is data minimization and how do I implement retention policies?

Data minimization is the practice of limiting collected PII to only what is strictly necessary, while retention policies define data expiration schedules. You implement them by defining pseudonymization strategies and retention schedules during a privacy and compliance review to ensure GDPR and CCPA alignment.

How do I review encryption standards for data at rest and in transit?

Reviewing encryption standards involves evaluating data at rest and in transit controls against ASVS-aligned guidance. This identifies gaps in key management and secure crypto patterns, providing rule IDs and secure code examples to ensure proper cryptographic implementations and data protection.

Can I get audit-ready findings with rule IDs for my data protection review?

Yes, you can generate audit-ready findings with specific rule IDs for your data protection review. The analysis maps identified compliance and security gaps directly to ASVS-aligned controls, outputting actionable reports and secure code examples suitable for formal audits and code reviews.

Does this data protection review cover data breach readiness and sensitive data classification?

Yes, the data protection review covers both data breach readiness and sensitive data classification. It analyzes your data handling workflows to ensure PII is properly classified and that your breach response protocols meet GDPR, CCPA, and ASVS-aligned security requirements.

What is the best way to validate secure development workflows for PII handling?

The best way to validate secure development workflows for PII handling is to run an ASVS-aligned privacy review on your data-processing services. This surfaces policy gaps, checks encryption implementations, and provides secure code examples with rule IDs for immediate remediation during code reviews.