Law, tax and authorities
SDM
Abbreviation for Standard Data Protection Model
In short and in plain language
The SDM is a method for data protection.
The German data protection offices wrote it.
It helps to plan and check how data is kept safe. It has parts on single topics, such as deleting data or logs.
Definition
The SDM is a method of the German data protection authorities for planning and checking technical and organisational data protection measures. It is divided into modules, for example on deletion or logging. Businesses can align their measures with it.