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The General Data Protection Regulation is Changing IT Security: Are You Ready?

Published: May 24, 2017, 8:30 a.m.

The passing of a new European Union (EU) data protection framework — the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — is having a tremendous impact on enterprises that collect data on Europeans. The May 25, 2018 compliance deadline, which from an IT planning and management perspective is right around the corner, has U.S. organizations scrambling. According to PwC, 77 percent of U.S. multinational companies are planning to spend $1 million or more on GDPR readiness this year, and 68 percent are earmarking between $1 million and $10 million.

Companies looking to maintain a European presence should assess their overall data protection capabilities to identify gaps and compliance risks.

In this episode, host Cherie Caswell Dost speaks with Bryan Fischer, senior director, Forsythe Security Professional Services.

Listen to the latest episode of And There You Have IT to learn:

  • How businesses should respond to GDPR immediately and into the future.
  • Why it’s critical to implement a data centric security strategy.
  • How data discovery and data classification can be your most useful tools.
  • Why enterprises should consider GDPR — and regulations like it — an opportunity, not a nuisance.

Addressing the EU GDPR & New York Cybersecurity Requirements: 3 Keys to Success – Learn what these landmark regulations have in common, and how your organization can use them to increase consumer trust, and be more resilient going forward.

10 Keys to Data-Centric Security – The development of a comprehensive data-centric security program can uniquely position your organization to protect what matters most, and make security move with your data.

Forsythe Technology - For more than 40 years, Forsythe has helped companies succeed by working to optimize, modernize, and innovate enterprise IT. We develop solutions that make practical business sense from idea to implementation. We help champion innovation and deliver bottom-line results. We serve as the bridge, moving you from traditional to new IT. Whatever your business needs, we make it happen.