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Most Companies Not Prepared for GDPR Data Privacy Compliance Deadline According to New StudyCrowd Research Partners today released the 2018 GDPR COMPLIANCE REPORT revealing that the majority of surveyed organizations is likely to miss the May 25th, 2018 compliance deadline for the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Download the full 2018 GDPR COMPLIANCE REPORT here: https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/portfolio/gdpr-compliance-report/. "The survey reveals that only 40 percent of organizations confirm they are either GDPR compliant or well on their way to compliance by the May 2018 deadline," said Holger Schulze, CEO of Cybersecurity Insiders and founder of the 400,000-member Information Security Community on LinkedIn (News - Alert), which commissioned the study to identify organizations' readiness for the new data privacy regulation, and how they plan to become compliant. "What is striking is the lack of GDPR expertise and an overall underestimation of the effort required to meet GDPR, which represents the most sweepig change in data privacy regulation in decades." The key findings of the study include:
Based on a comprehensive online survey of IT, cybersecurity and compliance professionals in the 400,000-member Information Security Community on LinkedIn, the 2018 GDPR COMPLIANCE REPORT has been produced in partnership with Alert Logic, AlienVault (News - Alert), Cavirin, Data443, D3 Security, Haystax Technology, and Securonix. About Crowd Research Partners Crowd Research Partners creates unique, fact-based thought leadership content that delivers market insight and benchmarks for today's professionals. Visit us at RSA (News - Alert) Conference 2018 in San Francisco or online to learn more: http://www.crowdresearchpartners.com.
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