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Current Filter: Security>>>>>Comment> GDPR - coming, ready or not! Editorial Type: Comment Date: 07-2015 Views: 2175   Key Topics: Security Data Regulation Data protection hack attack Key Companies: iStorage Ipswitch Information Security Forum Key Products: Key Industries: |  | ||
| According to a new survey by iStorage, almost a third of public and private sector professionals are not aware of what the forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will mean to them or their organisations John Michael, CEO of iStorage, states: "The EU's position is very clear: all personal information must be protected by adequate security to prevent the loss or theft of data … Organisations need to give serious consideration to minimising the risks of loss by ensuring that all portable media devices containing personal information are robustly encrypted." The final draft of the Regulation is still being negotiated, but it is expected to be approved in spring next year. The broad objectives remain focused on protection of personal data. Once approved, organisations will have a two-year transition period to adapt to the new rules. To build and maintain popular support for this reform, the EU has emphasised the benefits to individuals, including allowing people to decide how their data is used and giving them the right to know when their data has been hacked. Most certainly, such benefits will create numerous compliance requirements for organisations. However, as the influential Information Security Forum points out: "Organisations will benefit from the EU-wide consistency introduced by the reform and will avoid having to navigate the current array of often-contradictory national data protection laws. There will be international benefits as well. Countries in other regions are devoting more attention to data protection, and the Regulation has the potential to serve as a robust, scalable and exportable regime and become a global benchmark." Yet, according to a European online survey conducted by Ipswitch into IT professionals' awareness and preparedness for the planned EU GDPR, more than half of respondents could not accurately identify what 'GDPR' means, 52% admitted they were not ready for GDPR, and 35% confessed to not knowing whether their IT policies and process were up to the job. A mere 12% of respondents felt prepared for the change. The question is: which group does your organisation fall into, as the deadline fast approaches?
Brian Wall | |||
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