Data security law continues to evolve. Enactment of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect May 25, 2018, will impose formal, new data security requirements on organizations with business operations in the European Union or handling data of EU citizens. Organizations should be especially aware that the GDPR and other recent legal developments amplify the negative repercussions of a data security breach, meaning organizations have increased incentives to improve their security as well as assessment and reporting capabilities. This whitepaper provides recommendations and a checklist for technical compliance and for avoiding a painful data security breach.
