Abstract:

With the deepening implementation of laws and regulations such as the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China, SMEs generally face the dilemma of being“unaffordable, unusable, and unmaintainable”when fulfilling their data compliance obligations, leaving a gap between their governance capabilities and regulatory requirements. Based on the practical pain points of resource scarcity, talent shortages, and high business agility requirements for SMEs, a lightweight data security governance system construction plan is proposed. This solution achieves a balance between the depth and breadth of governance through a virtualized organizational structure, centralized planning, block responsibility governance logic, and risk driven control strategy. In terms of implementation paths, it elaborates on a low-cost evolutionary path supported by cloud-native and SaaS security tools and centered on“small steps, fast running, and continuous iterations”, covering the entire process from basic compliance and fine-grained control to normalized operations. By implementing a lightweight system, SMEs can effectively reduce data breach risks without significantly increasing their administrative and financial burdens, thereby building a data security foundation that meets national standards and providing a secure guarantee for the cultivation of new quality productive forces.

Key words: SMEs, data security governance, lightweight framework, low-cost implementation, compliance cost