What is GDPR? |
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new legal framework that applies in the UK from May 2018. Regardless of Brexit, The UK Government have confirmed that the decision to leave the EU will not affect the commencement of GDPR. If you currently comply with the UK Data Protection Act then most of your approach to compliance will remain valid for the GDPR, but there are some differences in the new regulation such as: |
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What can we do to help? |
Our approach to GDPR is based on our experience of information security and helping ensure that good practice becomes part of ‘business as usual’. This requires senior management to recognise that personal information and ownership of the associated risks is their responsibility and not that of IT. The business owns the data, so the business needs to take accountability for data and manage those who access it. GDPR is about applying good practice and changing the behaviour of staff so that they instinctively do the right thing. |
Our GDPR services include:
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