Data Warehouse Remediation Programme

An Internal Audit review identified key issues relating to data security, plus gaps in GDPR compliance linked to Encryption of Data both in transit and rest and appropriate Audit and Logging of the platforms. The Data Warehouse remediation programme (DWH-R) is a major initiative which will address the Audit Recommendations raised against the platform by Internal Audit and deliver new functionality to meet users needs. The programme introduces many additional security features which address the audit requirement to make the data warehouse more resilient and meet the requirement for encryption of data at rest and in transit. The remediated Data & Analytics Data Warehouse and associated services will protect the DWP's corporate memory and provide an Advanced Analytical capability to meet the needs of the Department whilst a longer term programme to migrate to Cloud Based Services progresses