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9 Security Measures that will Help Prepare for GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will replace the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) in May, 2018. Organisations in Europe that handle personal data of any kind, as well as all companies or organisations that share data with entities in the European Union (EU) in the regular course of business, are required to comply with the GDPR.

The end goal of the GDPR, is to provide a set of standardised data protection laws GDPR Readiness will rely to a great extent on the existence of effective data privacy and security measures that will avoid loss, or compromise of personal data.

The following topics summarise key aspects of data security to consider when constructing an effective GDPR compliance plan. Most of these recommended security practices are already recognised by IT and security experts as best practices for secure information governance, so many organisations may already have some aspects of security in line to help comply with GDPR.

 

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How Sophos helps you meet the data protection challenge

Creating a data protection strategy can be a daunting process, especially if it hasn’t
previously been a focus area for your organization. So where should you start? A solid data
protection strategy isn’t built in a day. But consider that 57% of data breaches are due to
hackers or malware and 23% of data breaches are caused by unintended disclosure (human
error). 4 Securing against these threats is a great place to begin and Sophos recommends
three steps to achieve it.

Read more: How Sophos helps you meet the data protection challenge

What is Cisco doing to be GDPR-ready? And how can we help.

Cisco are getting ready for GDPR in the following ways.

Our industry-leading data protection program includes:

Policies and Standards – Developing standards and processes to define the Personal Data lifecycle and help ensure data transparency, accuracy, accessibility, completeness, security, and consistency.

Identification, Classification and Mapping – Inventorying and mapping our data and identifying what we have, what we are doing with it, where it is, where it flows, and who has access to it. We classify data based on risk and sensitivity in context. That risk is data-led/ person-led, while we do care about avoiding fines, we believe focusing on the outcome and purpose of processing leads to a better and more holistic risk profile.

Data Risk and Organizational Maturity – Focusing on understanding risks and conducting threat modeling for unique data sets we process. Assessing the risks, strengths, and opportunities to understand maturity against industry benchmarks and, where those do not yet exist, we design the benchmark.

Read more: What is Cisco doing to be GDPR-ready? And how can we help.

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