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Surveillance System

What is Surveillance System?

An integrated system of cameras, monitors, recording devices, and analytics used to monitor and record activities in and around facilities.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as surveillance system. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on surveillance system

Requirements naming surveillance system across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.

Article 83 requires manufacturers to plan + establish + document + implement + maintain + update a post-market surveillance (PMS) system, proportionate to the risk class and appropriate for the type of device.

MDR-Art.83 · Post-market surveillance system of the manufacturer (Article 83)

Operate surveillance across the datacentre outer perimeter and every entry and exit point to detect attempts at unauthorised entry or exit.

CCM-DCS-10 · Surveillance System

Video surveillance means collecting and further processing personal data that includes creating a recording forming, or intended to form, part of a storage system.

HR-GDPR-Art.25 · Video Surveillance - Definition

Article 10 imposes the central manufacturer obligations: (1) demonstrate compliance with general safety and performance requirements (Annex I); (2) establish + document + implement + maintain a Quality Management System (QMS, Article 10(8));

IVDR-Art.10 · General obligations of manufacturers (Article 10)

Video surveillance systems require INPDP notification, signage informing data subjects, purpose limitation and retention limits aligned with the original purpose.

TN-DPL-14 · Video Surveillance

Questions people ask about surveillance system

What is Surveillance System?
An integrated system of cameras, monitors, recording devices, and analytics used to monitor and record activities in and around facilities.
Why is Surveillance System important for compliance?
Surveillance System is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding surveillance system helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Surveillance System?
Surveillance System appears in the requirement text of EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR 2017/745), Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, Act on the Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (OG 42/2018), EU In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR), Tunisia Organic Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2004-63). Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Surveillance System?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how surveillance system applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.