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Here’s how ‘customer tech’ may rescue consumers and brands from GDPR 2017-06-14

The EU standard for consumer data may shield users from tracking and privacy violations, but it could also become a usability nightmare.

Cloud Services in GDPR Compliance Fail 2017-06-13

The majority of cloud services being used by global firms currently don’t meet the necessary standards for EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, putting organizations at risk of potentially huge fines, according to Netskope.

Warning issued on upcoming general data protection regulation 2017-06-12

Two thirds of Irish businesses are unaware of their obligations under the impending “game-changing” general data protection regulation (GDPR) which comes into law next May, a report has found.

The EU’s GDPR Is A Big Deal: Acxiom Execs Describe The Impact 2017-06-09

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become law in May 2018.

GDPR: EU Goes Against The Global Grain To Protect Privacy 2017-06-07

Could it be that the EU is about to save the internet? At a time when internet users worldwide are increasingly under surveillance by governments, service providers, advertising networks and social media websites, it seems that one of the internet’s greatest promises -- open communication for all -- has been lost. But the EU has an opportunity to sway the outcome with the recently adopted General Data Protection Regulation, which will become law next year. 

Why businesses must not assume GDPR compliance in the cloud 2017-06-02

You may have noticed that more companies are storing data in the cloud and utilising cloud-based services than ever before. But many are failing to ensure that the data is secured or stored in a compliant manner, placing themselves and their customers at risk from data breaches.

Not Ready for GDPR? You Aren’t Alone 2017-06-01

Not sure what your GDPR readiness is? Plenty of companies have released GDPR readiness assessment toolkits so you can check to see how you’re doing

Turkish Draft Anonymization Regulation 2017-05-31

Turkey adopted her first Data Privacy Law in 2016 (Law numbered 6698 and dated 7 April 2016) (“DPL”).

2016: The Year of the Mega Breach 2017-05-31

“Excuse me, are you aware of what’s happening right now? We’re facing 20 billion security events every day. DDoS campaigns, ransomware, malware attacks …” says a woman sternly to an associate in a recently aired commercial featuring Watson and IBM Security. She may have been an actor, but the question and the threats she described plague real-world organizations and their security operations teams daily.

GDPR? Was that *next* May? 2017-05-30

UK businesses are risking damaging fines by ignoring the implications of upcoming data protection rules, according to a new survey.

A poll of 2,000 businesses by YouGov exposed a significant lack of awareness and urgency among many businesses concerning the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into effect on 25 May 2018. Only three in every 10 (29 per cent) have started preparing for the new data governance rules.