Axiom Cyber Intelligence: Get started with GDPR – Prepare your organisation for the new regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) contains many requirements about collecting, storing, and using personal information, including how you:
Identify and secure the personal data in your systems
Implement new requirements
Detect and report data breaches
Train personnel and other employees
There’s a lot to do to get ready; we suggest that you begin reviewing your privacy and data management practices now so that you can take steps to comply before the regulation takes effect in May 2018. Failure to comply with the GDPR could prove costly, as companies that do not meet the requirements and obligations could face substantial fines and reputational harm.
What are the key concepts in the GDPR?
The GDPR is structured around six principles:
•Transparency around the handling and use of personal data.
•Limiting personal data processing to specified, legitimate purposes.
•Limiting personal data collection and storage to intended purposes.
•Enabling individuals to correct or request deletion of their personal data.
•Limiting the storage of personally identifiable data for only as long as necessary for its intended purpose.
•Ensuring personal data is protected using appropriate security practices.
Your next steps
We recommend that you begin your journey to compliance with the GDPR by focusing on four key steps.
Discover
Identify which personal data you have and where it resides
Manage
Govern how personal data is used and accessed
Protect
Establish security controls to prevent, detect, and respond to vulnerabilities and data breaches
Report
Keep required documentation and manage data requests and breach notifications
To find out more about what GDPR means for your business, contact Axiom Cyber Intelligence. t. 0333 355 8553 e. info@axiomci.co.uk w. www.axiomci.co.uk
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