General Data Protection Regulation

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pThe bGeneral Data Protection Regulationb on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data is a landmark that disrupts the rules in the world of data and the digital environment of businesses from May 25supthsup 2018.pbrpIn todays hyper-connected and Big Data-driven world, securing personal data is ba major concern for all businessesb. Protection is the watchword, now more than ever.pbrpBoth public and private enterprises need to know and understand bthe obligations it createsb and bthe innovative concepts it introducesb such as privacy by design, security by default, accountability, data protection officer in order to be able to proactively grasp how it is going to impact their activities.pbrpThe stakes are high and bthe risks are great bfor all organisations harm to brand and reputation, misappropriation of trade secrets, data theft not only their data but also those of their partners and customers and civil and criminal suits, especially where their computer network has been hacked and used for unlawful activities.p