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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