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Processes and assets

Map how your organisation works, and what it runs on

Document the processes your organisation runs, from NIS2 and DORA to employee onboarding, and the systems, suppliers and processing activities behind them. Everything is linked, so you can see what a process depends on and what is at risk when something fails.

  • Processes beyond GDPR
  • Assets, suppliers and processing activities linked
  • Risk per process
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The incident handling process on its Processing activities tab, linked to two processing activities

Processes

A home for the processes that are not about personal data

Processing activities are built for GDPR. Incident handling, ICT third-party risk or onboarding a new colleague are processes too, and they need documenting just as much. Processes gives them their own place, and when a process does involve personal data, you link the processing activities to it.

  • Processes for NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001 or your own way of working
  • Link the processing activities a process involves
  • Hide the menu item you do not use, if you only need one of the two
Process templates in Settings with the standard, NIS2 and ISO 27001 templates, all active, and the steps of the NIS2 template

Templates

Every process follows the same structure

Every process starts from a template. The standard template is ready from day one, and you can build your own with your own fields, for example one for NIS2 and one for ISO 27001.

  • Choose which steps a process has, and drag them into the order you want
  • Decide which fields are required, also before the process can be created
  • Fields can be free text, dropdowns, checkboxes, dates, legal entities or calculated fields
Create process on step 1 of 6, with name, template and owner filled in

Guided flow

From process to the systems behind it, step by step

A guided flow takes you through the process: the core information, who has access, the assets involved, the legal entities, the processing activities and the documentation.

  • The assets involved, with the suppliers linked to each one
  • The legal entities, with their subcontractors
  • Documents and tasks on the process itself
The Microsoft 365 asset with its supplier, marked as operation critical, ISO 27001 certified and with AI features in use

Assets

Know what you run, and who delivers it

Register your IT systems, devices and the tools you rely on, from Microsoft 365 to a sensor in the warehouse. Each asset holds the information an auditor and a risk assessment will ask for.

  • Start from a catalogue of ready-made assets
  • Asset type, supplier and sub-processors, support locations and retention period
  • Whether it is critical, uses AI or trains on your data
  • Certifications such as ISO 27001, ISAE 3402 and SOC 2, and security measures implemented or planned
Relations for the incident handling process: three assets, two suppliers and a processing activity

Relationships

See what depends on what

Processes, assets, suppliers and processing activities are linked, so the same information is entered once and used everywhere.

  • Link assets into value chains, for example frontend, API and database
  • Processes, assets and legal entities in the relationship graph
  • Suppliers marked as data processors on an asset are added to the processing activities that use it
The overview of the incident handling process with owner, status and risk level per risk area

Risk

Risk where the work happens

When processes and assets are mapped, you can assess the risk where it actually sits.

  • Risk assessments on a process, with the risk level per risk area on its overview
  • Filter the list on critical assets and mark the ones that belong in your NIS2 risk assessment
  • Lists with filters, saved views and export, and access down to the individual field

Frameworks

The rules behind it

Every framework asks you to know your processes and systems.

  • NIS2

    Risk management covers the systems and processes behind your services, including asset management and supply chain security.

    See NIS2 in .legal
  • ISO 27001

    Control 5.9 asks for an inventory of information and other associated assets, with owners.

    See ISO 27001 in .legal
  • DORA

    Article 8: identify, classify and document ICT-supported business functions, information assets and ICT assets.

    See DORA in .legal
Caroline, Johannes and Brian from .legal, who help you get started

Demo

See your own processes in .legal

Bring one process you run today, and we will map it with you in the demo.

Frequently asked questions about processes and assets

What is the difference between processes and processing activities?

Processing activities are built around GDPR, with transfers and your record tied to them. Processes are for everything else your organisation runs. When a process involves personal data, you link the processing activities to it.

What counts as an asset?

Any IT system, physical device or supporting tool your organisation relies on, such as Microsoft 365, a CRM or ERP system, a cloud service or an IoT sensor.

What is the difference between an asset and a supplier?

The supplier is who provides it; the asset is what you use and must protect. A cloud service is an asset with an external supplier attached, and the two are linked, so nothing is entered twice.

Can we build our own process and asset templates?

Yes. You choose the steps, their order and the fields, and decide which are required. The Process and Access steps are always included.

Can we control who sees what?

Yes. Every process and asset has an Access step with a responsible person, extra users and business areas, and you can control access field by field.

Can we risk assess a process?

Yes. You can run risk assessments on a process, and its risk level for each risk area is shown on the overview.

See risk management

Can we import our assets from Excel?

Not yourselves today, but we help you get your existing assets into the platform when you start.

Still unsure?

Ask Johannes directly, he runs most demos personally

Book him here
+400 companies use .legal
Region Sjælland
Aarhus Universitet
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Realdania
Right People
IO Gates
PLO
Finans Danmark
geia-food
Evida
Klasselotteriet
NRGI1
BLUE WATER SHIPPING
Karnov
Ingvard Christensen
VP Securities
AH Industries
Lægeforeningen
InMobile
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KAUFMANN (1)
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