GDPR News

There is a competitive advantage for companies that prepare adequately for the GDPR compliance. The European Union’s new data privacy regulation builds on the foundations of the current data protection regulations. Consequently, GDPR should not […]

The European General Data Protection Regulation is expected to bring several changes to the business world when it takes effect in less than seven months from now. While it is anticipated that businesses will be […]

The latest research published by McAfee reveals that 48% of organizations are likely to move their data to new locations due to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). The majority of the survey participants feel that […]

May 25, 2018 marks the day when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation takes effect. This EU law will have a significant impact on the businesses that process and control EU citizens’ data. WHOIS […]

The United Kingdom Government has published the Data Protection Bill that intend to bring the country’s data protection regime into the twenty-first century. This will give UK citizens more authority over their personal information and […]

Financial organizations such as banks are not new to the threats of data security negligence. The increasing rate and severity of cyber-attacks have made banks consider resiliency against external attacks their top operational risk priority. […]

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to take effect from 2018. This implies that organizations will be forced to be accountable for personal data protection. Only 45% of the organizations have the necessary […]

The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018 means big changes in the responsibilities of data processors. Currently, data controllers have direct responsibility for the processing of data, but when […]

According to the findings of a survey conducted by Dimensional Research regarding the preparedness of United Kingdom companies in compliance with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data privacy is becoming progressively intricate for most […]

In response to the GDPR requirements, Lloyds Banking group has had to formulate a whole new marketing strategy that will comply with the soon to be implemented regulations. The company is slowly shifting from the […]

A new set of solutions has been introduced by Informatica for Intelligent data lake management and enterprise data to improve in GDPR compliance. The solutions have expanded their coverage across hybrid enterprise deployments and in […]

With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now less than a year away, many individual businesses are gearing up to become compliant with the new regulations when they come into effect in […]

A recent survey has thrown up some worrying data from the business community regarding the General Data Protection Regulation, also known as GDPR. GDPR is the new EU regulation covering the collection, management and privacy […]

Aaccording to Pat Moran, Cyber Security expert with the Irish arm of consultancy firm PwC, many businesses are not ready for the impending GDPR implementation. Speaking in the run up to the this year’s PwC […]

A majority of the enterprises have still not adjusted their cloud services to meet GDPR requirements. The General Data Protection Regulation deadline is only a few months away. By May 2017 every organisation must be […]

Yesterday it was announced that there had been a fresh clash between Facebook and the EU data protection agency in Spain. The Spanish data watchdog has fined facebook €1.2 million euros for collecting personal information […]

A recent study published by Capgemini entitled ‘Turning AI into concrete value’ indicates that there is a close link between artificial intelligence and GDPR compliance. Capgemini interviewed almost 1000 organisations as part of the research […]

According to recent research published by Gartner, anxiety about the new GDPR will accelerate security spending. Global spending on information security will hit $86.4 billion this year, a 7% hike over the prior year. And it […]

A new study published by Trend Micro has revealed some worrying signs about C level executive awareness of GDPR penalty implications. A staggering 66% of respondents to the survey appear to be dismissive about the […]

According to a new industry report, the new GDPR regulation is driving the emerging privacy technology market.  The new report published by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) examines a large number of established, scaling […]

A recent study published in the Financial Times highlights how the tech sector struggles with GDPR. The FT interviewed 20 of the global tech giants, and some of the findings are revealing about what is […]

Google and Facebook are likely to encounter critical challenges when the General Data Protection Regulation comes into force next May. New analysis reveals that the two firms may face issues particularly due to the way […]

A recent GDPR Compliance readiness survey published by the UK government has found that only 6% of the UK 350 largest companies are ready for GDPR compliance. Many of the respondents to the research cited concerns with the […]

The Data Protection legislation in the United Kingdom is aims to protect British internet users’ privacy has come at a time when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is about to take effect. […]

The General Data Protection Regulation will have drastic changes on how businesses collect and use personal data in Europe. These new privacy regulations will stop the tendency of advertising agents relying on shared data to […]

Recent GDPR Compliance Research published by Veritas has revealed that companies across the globe have an acute lack of awareness when it comes to impending obligations that will come with the new GDPR regulation. The recent report […]

A recent study published by NTT security has discovered that over 75% of US Business leaders have an acute lack of GDPR awareness. The report “entitled: security always a journey never a destination” highlighted that […]

The UK government’s desire to grant police and intelligence agencies access to encrypted messages goes against the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is set to take effect from 2018. The UK’s primary objective for […]

News publishers feel that the ePrivacy regulation proposals which complement the General Data Protection Regulation will lead to concentration of EU digital citizens’ data in the custody of few global firms such as Apple, Google, […]

Failure by British Companies to comply with the General Data Protection Rule will bring substantial monetary penalties of up to 4% of global annual turnover, or £20million, whichever is greater. These sanctions will apply to […]

Pat Moran, Cyber Leader at consultancy firm PWC, claims that the upcoming implementation of GDPR will see a sharp increase in the levels of litigation class action suits levelled at businesses around the world. Speaking […]

The politics surrounding Brexit negotiations may present significant challenges to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance for UK companies as well as the cross-border data flow. In case the United Kingdom ceases to belong […]

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation offers safeguards for people against the risks that a damaging automated decision is undertaken without the intervention of a human. Computerized decisions relate to decisions made following automatic […]

PWC has published the results of a new survey that highlight some fascinating developments in the race for US GDPR preparedness. The vast majority of the respondents to the recent “GDPR preparedness pulse survey” considered […]

The European Union law that governs personal electronic data management known as General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will make the penalties for breaches tough and raise the reputational risk. The previous rules, to some extent, […]