KVKK Compliance and Information Security Consulting

KVKK technical measures: what is done on the information security side?

The technical side of KVKK (Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law) compliance consulting is about knowing which systems hold personal data, and controlling and logging access to those systems. MAV Cloud’s KVKK consulting focuses on these technical measures:

• Data inventory: the applications, databases, file servers, email and cloud services that hold personal data are mapped, and a data owner and the roles with access are identified for each system.
• Access authorization: a role-based permission matrix is prepared, shared accounts are separated, an account deactivation process is defined for departing staff, and MFA is enforced on critical systems.
• Logging: systems containing personal data are made traceable so you can see who accessed which record and when; logs can be stored centrally in a SIEM and log management platform.
• Encryption: encryption status is checked for laptop disks, backups and data transfers, and responsibility for key management is assigned.
• Backup: backup scope, storage location and restore tests are reviewed, and immutable backup is evaluated as a safeguard against ransomware.

These measures are interdependent. Without a data inventory, you cannot determine which systems need logging; without a permission matrix, you cannot tell unusual access apart in the logs. That is why the work starts with the inventory, and the remaining steps are sequenced according to system priorities in the inventory.

Common technical gaps include shared admin accounts, accounts left open for former employees, unencrypted laptops, publicly accessible folders on file shares containing personal data, and backups that have never been restore-tested. These findings are reported with a risk level in the deliverables below.

If the infrastructure holding personal data is hosted externally, the provider’s data center location, access logs and backup processes are also included in the assessment. Since MAV Cloud’s cloud and backup services run on infrastructure hosted in Türkiye, where data is stored can be documented technically. For cloud services, the management settings controlled by your organization and those controlled by the provider are listed separately, making the shared responsibility model visible.

KVKK compliance consulting: technical assessment deliverables

The assessment is carried out through interviews with system administrators and data-owning departments, configuration reviews and sample log checks. At the end, you receive not just a list of gaps but an actionable set of work items:

1. System-by-system findings report: current state, risk level and recommended technical measure for each system.
2. Prioritized action plan: quick wins (for example, MFA and permission cleanup) are planned separately from steps that require investment (logging infrastructure, encryption).
3. Policy drafts: technical content is prepared for access, password, backup and log retention policies.
4. Verification: where needed, the measures implemented are technically checked with vulnerability scanning.

This service covers information security and technical measures; it is not a substitute for legal advice. Legal matters such as privacy notices, explicit consent and data subject request processes are handled together with your organization’s legal counsel. MAV Cloud’s ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 certifications show the framework referenced in its information security and personal data management processes.

To review your current technical measures against the headings in the KVKK Authority guide, use the KVKK technical measures checklist; the result can be printed and kept as an internal record.