GDPR compliance is an ongoing effort that continues indefinitely after its commencement in May 2018.
Key takeaways:
- Compared to mid-2017, GDPR readiness and awareness have improved, accompanied by maturity in organizational and technical approaches for GDPR compliance
- Certain technologies must be implemented to ease the GDPR compliance dilemma. Some technical measures include data archiving and backup, data classification, managed file transfer solutions, data loss prevention, encryption, etc.
- While GDPR is required, compliance will bring spillover benefits for eDiscovery, other forms of regulatory compliance, customer engagement, and competitive positioning