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How to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

IBM Big Data Hub

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Even the world’s biggest businesses are not free from GDPR woes. Many businesses find it hard to implement GDPR requirements because the law is not only complex but also leaves a lot up to discretion.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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GDPR for small business: the ultimate guide

IT Governance

What is the GDPR? Second, organisations must implement security measures to protect personal data from being breached or misused, and they must disclose any security incidents involving this data. First, the UK has implemented the UK DPA (Data Protection Act) 2018 , which adopts the GDPR into national law.

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Key steps to GDPR compliance – Part 3

IT Governance

There are less than six months to go until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect, but some businesses are not even thinking about it yet, or are only just starting to. The EU GDPR Documentation Toolkit is a complete set of GDPR-compliant templates that are easy to use and customisable.

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Why risk assessments are essential for GDPR compliance

IT Governance

Any organisation that’s required to comply with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) must conduct regular risk assessments. However, the GDPR is clear that data is also vulnerable to accidental or unlawful destruction, loss or disclosure. The GDPR risk assessment methodology. Get started with vsRisk.

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What UK charities need to know about GDPR compliance

IT Governance

If you think that charities might be shown lenience under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , you’re wrong. The Regulation treats charities in much the same way as any organisation, because although they’re not using personal data to make a profit, they still run the risk of data breaches and privacy violations.

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CNIL Publishes Six Step Methodology and Tools to Prepare for GDPR

Hunton Privacy

On March 15, 2017, the French data protection authority (the “CNIL”) published a six step methodology and tools for businesses to prepare for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) that will become applicable on May 25, 2018. This will allow them to be one step ahead and better organized to comply with the upcoming GDPR.

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