MAINTAINING GDPR COMPLIANCE

30 October 2018

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According to recent survey, 17 out of 24 regulatory authorities were unprepared for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), when it was introduced on 25 May 2018.

Regardless of these statistics, organisations cannot afford to become complacent, as all businesses are at risk of data breaches. Therefore, GDPR compliance must be continually enforced.

GDPR Planning

In order to uphold the requirements of GDPR, organisations must ensure that members of all departments are involved in procedural discussion, in order to work through conflicts and find a solution as a cohesive team.  

It is also vital to establish a distinction between data collection and monitoring, ensuring that this is completed by a team rather than just one stakeholder, as the scale of these tasks is too large to execute efficiently.

All of the above should be decided in the planning stages to ensure that all ideas and plans align with the terms for processes and technology. This will go towards ensuring the Privacy by Design principle is met.

Security Risks

In order to maintain GDPR compliance, organisations must identify key security risks by implementing the following steps:

• Discover where personal data resides and map data flow – Organisations should utilise technology such as Data Loss Prevention to recover their misplaced data.

• Protect personal data and detect threats – Utilising technology such as User and Entity Behaviour Analytics is vital when protecting computer systems.

• Act fast and adjust processes – In accordance with GDPR, organisations must report personal data breaches within 72 hours, therefore it is important to implement high quality security systems to detect potential threats.

Ultimately, incorporating a compliance program will protect your organisation as a whole, ensuring that all elements of GDPR planning are well thought out and implemented efficiently, which will result in improved standards and effective prevention, in the event of a security breach or various other disasters.

Here at Three Graces Legal, we can assist your organisation with all aspects of Data Privacy and GDPR.

Please contact us on 0151 659 1070.