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Understanding the compliance landscape: ISO 27001 and GDPR
What is ISO 27001?
ISO 27001 is the global standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). It provides a structured framework for managing data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Key principles include:
- Role-based access control
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Continuous monitoring and auditing
- Data encryption in transit and at rest
Learn more about ISO 27001 here →
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law that governs how organizations process personal data. Whether you're a SaaS startup or a global e-commerce platform, if you handle data from EU citizens, GDPR applies.
Its core principles include:
- Consent and transparency
- Data minimization and purpose limitation
- Breach notification and right to erasure
- Storage limitation and accountability
If your integrations handle customer data, think names, emails, payment details, those workflows are subject to GDPR. And if they aren’t secure, they’re a compliance risk.
Why integration poses compliance risks
Many compliance issues don’t stem from your core systems, but from what happens between them. In integration environments, risks often arise from unencrypted data transfers between apps or APIs, overly broad access rights to sensitive systems, and a lack of audit trails for changes or data flows. Businesses may also unknowingly route data through unapproved regions or vendors, or sync personal data without obtaining proper consent. These aren’t abstract threats; they’re everyday realities for companies connecting CRMs, ERPs, webshops, HR tools, and custom apps.
How iPaaS helps enforce compliance
An iPaaS isn’t a certification, but it’s a powerful compliance enabler. When set up properly, it becomes the connective tissue that keeps your data secure and your architecture auditable.
Encrypted data transfers
iPaaS platforms like Alumio encrypt data using TLS, HTTPS, and SFTP. This ensures that sensitive records aren’t exposed in transit; whether they’re moving between cloud apps or on-prem systems.
Role-based access control
Only the right people should have access to the right data. A secure iPaaS supports granular user roles and restricts access per flow, object, or field.
Audit logs and monitoring
Compliance isn’t just about prevention; it’s also about proof. iPaaS platforms maintain full logs of every event, API call, and transformation, making it easy to pass audits or investigate incidents.
Data minimization and field filtering
GDPR demands that you only collect and share what’s necessary. Alumio enables field-level filtering, so you can strip out unnecessary data before it moves.
API access control and rate limiting
Limit who can hit your APIs, how often, and with what data. These controls protect against brute-force attacks, misuse, and unintentional data leaks.
Consent-aware data flows
You can design integrations to check consent flags before syncing personal data; automatically skipping or deleting records where consent is missing.
Automated deletion flows
When someone invokes their “right to be forgotten,” your iPaaS can trigger workflows that scrub their data across every connected system.
Regional data routing
Need to keep data inside the EU? A compliant iPaaS lets you route and process data based on geography, supporting data residency and sovereignty needs.
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