Karen Bradley MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (CMS), has confirmed that the UK will more than likely go ahead with implementing the EU GDPR in May 2018, which has been reinforced by Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham. With this in mind, Christine Andrews, MD at DQM GRC commented below.
Christine Andrews, MD at DQM GRC:
More importantly, organisations should actually want to achieve the highest standards in protecting their customer data – and go beyond the demands of the GDPR. With the potential fines of up to 4% of global revenues with the new legislation, damage from a data breach is likely to be far more impactful than just a company’s reputation being tarnished. We have been strongly advising our clients to get started on ensuring they comply at the earliest opportunity, and they’re listening too – our GDPR RADAR™ assessment is beginning to fly off the shelves!”
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