Information about GDPR
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and is designed to:
GDPR reshapes the way in which sectors manage data, as well as redefines the roles for key leaders in businesses, from CIOs to CMOs. CIOs must ensure that they have watertight consent management processes in place, whilst CMOs require effective data rights management systems to ensure they don’t lose their most valuable asset – data.
Key articles of the GDPR, as well as information on its business impact, can be found throughout this site.
Key Information
The aim of the GDPR is to protect all EU citizens from privacy and data breaches in today’s data-driven world. Although the key principles of data privacy still hold true to the previous directive, many changes have been proposed to the regulatory policies; the key points of the GDPR as well as information on the impacts it will have on business can be found below.
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GDPR Steel™ Launches Unique eDiscovery and GDPR Compliance Aspects, Adds Make stronger for Extra Microsoft Workloads
Now GDPR compliant, additions to the enterprise-grade SaaS data protection portfolio include eDiscovery features and support for Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure Blob and File storageTINTON FALLS, N.J., Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a recognized global enterprise software leader in the management of data across cloud and on-premises environments, today announced enhancements to…
GDPR BlackBerry Launches Devoted EU Records Facilities to Comply with GDPR
BlackBerry has announced the launch of dedicated EU data centers to comply with new and existing GDPR regulations. Located in the Netherlands and France, the new data centers will add to BlackBerry’s existing infrastructure in the UK and will help the company to provide dedicated EU instances of its critical event management platform AtHoc. Under…
GDPR North Korean hackers pwned cryptocurrency sysadmin with GDPR-themed LinkedIn trap, says F-Fetch
Infosec biz F-Secure has uncovered a North Korean phishing campaign that targeted a sysadmin with a fake Linkedin job advert using a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) themed lure. The sysadmin worked for a cryptocurrency business, said the threat intel firm, which made him a ripe target for the money-hungry state hackers Lazarus Group, aka…