General Data Protection Regulation news stories

Data Protection Day, impending in Europe, serves as a global reminder of one of the most important responsibilities for any organisation: keeping sensitive data secure.

Research from IDC has revealed that worldwide revenues of data privacy management software grew by 46.1% year-over-year in 2020.

Redscan’s data reveals most data breach reports were late and incomplete, and that GDPR is not necessarily the panacea solution.

When it comes to data sovereignty, UK businesses are less prepared and thus more concerned for what Brexit will bring.

Veritas' Jasmit Sagoo discusses how individuals now have more control over their data and how this has impacted organisations.

In previous years this day has been overlooked but KCOM's David Francis says recent events have fueled its importance.

Earlier this year, the Australian government implemented the mandatory Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, and recently Europe launched its GDPR.

GDPR is now officially live and the hype is reaching manic levels with the term beating 'Beyoncé' on Google this week - here's what the experts think.

​There’s no doubt you’ve been drowning in GDPR recently but we were able to break away from the hype and speak with THE expert on the matter.

Those who don’t comply will face huge financial penalties and are likely to be held publicly accountable for any misuse of customer data.

Trend Micro says cybercriminals are becoming more business-minded and are likely to target organisations that are trying to comply with GDPR.

Despite the low level of compliance, Forrester Research says these numbers are in fact 'encouraging' for a number of reasons.