TRENDING
“
Rafi Kretchmer, Head
of Product Marketing
at Check Point
Software
THE COUNTRY
THAT INVESTED
THE MOST TO
MEET ITS GDPR
REQUIREMENTS
WAS ITALY, WITH
34.5% OF ITALIAN
ORGANISATIONS
INVESTING OVER
£127,887.
GDPR has encouraged a strategic approach
to data security: the research showed
that 65% of CTOs, CIOs, IT and security
managers believe their company has
an organic and strategic approach to
cybersecurity (UK: 39%). This strategic
approach is defined as one where measures
are applied from the bottom up – and this is
being used to meet the obligations of GDPR.
The study reveals that significant progress
has been made across Europe towards GDPR
compliance. 53% of respondents said their
organisation set up a GDPR working group
(UK: 37%). Another 45% allocated budget
to cover the costs of implementing GDPR
(UK: 33%), while 41% employed GDPR
consultants (UK: 37%).
From an IT perspective, the most
common steps taken to meet the security
requirements imposed by GDPR are:
• Adopting standard security measures
(44% overall; UK: 31%)
• Initiating training for employees to
increase understanding of data security
risks (41% overall; UK: 29%)
• Implementing an access and encryption
control system (41% overall; UK: 29%)
The research also revealed the costs of
addressing GDPR requirements. 27% of
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