China: Announced Data security capability maturity certification (DSMM)
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Announced Data security capability maturity certification (DSMM)
On 30 August 2019, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (TC260) and the National Standardization Management Committee have announced that the "Information Security Technology Data Security Capability Maturity Model" (DSMM) will be implemented as a national standard from 1 March 2020 onwards. The DSMM aims to help companies to discover data security problems and develop response strategies on four dimensions: organizational construction, system processes, technical tools, and personnel capabilities.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
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2019-08-30
under deliberation
2020-03-01
in force
2021-11-25
adopted
2022-01-06
in consultation