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Are You Ready for GDPR?
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What is GDPR?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to unify data protection regulations across all 28 EU member states.
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Mark the date
Businesses need to comply by May 25, 2018 or pay fines of up to €20 million or 4% global revenue, whichever is greatest.
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Be prepared
Focusing on personal data protection should drive your entire GDPR strategy, policy and technology decisions.
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5 Key Actions to Take Now
A huge part of GDPR compliance is having a clear understanding of how your organisation processes, stores, and secures personal data. Here is a checklist to help you start your journey to GDPR compliance.
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1. Appoint a DPO
The Data Protection Officer (DPO) oversees the data protection strategy and implementation.
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2. Know your content
You have to know what data you have and where it’s located in order to protect it.
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3. Govern your data
Extend your reach into cloud-based data and manage it all on a single platform.
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4. Use best–in–class tools
Get the latest privacy and security technologies, including data breach detection tools.
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5. Create an incident response team
Report incidences to data protection authorities and the public to help avoid GDPR fines.