Does the EU’s New Personal Data Regulation Put Your Company at Risk? Quickly Assess Your GDPR Liability With These 31 Questions.
London, United Kingdom (PRWEB UK) 20 July 2017 -- The EU is taking personal data security to new levels with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) set to go into effect on May 25th of next year. This leaves global businesses approximately ten months to set their data privacy and security policies in line with the strict GDPR compliance, or face crippling fines of up to 4% of annual global revenue or €20 million Euros, whichever figure is greater.
The ripple effects of GDPR’s strict compliance will be felt worldwide. Despite GDPR’s quickly approaching enforcement date, it is reported that a surprisingly large portion of executive officers in the U.S. remain in the dark about the level of exposure and dire fiscal impact GDPR could have on their businesses.
Amir Ameri, VP of Global Risk & Compliance at digital workplace technology company, Beekeeper, has compiled a list of 31 essential questions every global business leader must ask themselves to assess their company’s readiness to meet GPDR compliance before May 2018.
https://beekeeper.io/gdpr-compliance
“Executives now face a sprint of thorough internal evaluations to revamp policies around collection, storage, or usage of EU resident personal data. The financial implications of breaching GDPR are astronomical,” says Ameri. “We recommend mapping all data assets and appointing dedicated Data Protection personnel on a full-time or contract basis to properly oversee the adoption of high-caliber data protection processes and technologies.”
The reality is that GDPR’s effects stretch far beyond the confines of the EU. If your global business touches personal data of European citizens in any way whatsoever, you are subject to all requirements set forth by the new regulation. Gabrielle Griffith, Director at compliance consultancy BPE Global, stresses the importance of internal due diligence across your organization ahead of GDPR’s enactment.
“Any company doing business with EU entities is affected,” Griffith states. “For example, global companies that maintain a website to solicit sales from potential EU customers will be subject to GDPR requirements.”
Furthermore, Griffith urges global organizations to see these regulations as an opportunity to elevate and align Corporate Compliance.
“We challenge global companies to look at the new GDPR regulations as an opportunity to align Corporate Compliance at a high-level. There are several sectors of international compliance for global companies: trade, antitrust, anti-corruption…GDPR compliance is the newest learning curve,” Griffith says. “Global companies need to scale and train immediately to ensure seamless GDPR compliance come May 2018. Companies must develop an offensive strategy that streamlines all areas of your company’s compliance.”
With GDPR’s compliance deadline just around the corner, it is crucial that all global companies demonstrate rigorous investment in the personnel and policy changes required to securely store and manage personal data. A cross-organizational security assessment will not only keep your business GDPR compliant, but also work to reduce the risk of a future breach.
About Beekeeper
Beekeeper is an award-winning digital workplace app that digitizes the non-desk workforce by connecting operational systems and communication channels within one secure, intuitive platform. Beekeeper automates corporate communications, connects colleagues, and includes an intelligent dashboard that helps companies improve internal communication and business processes. The company is based in Zurich and San Francisco, and supports users in more than 137 countries. Clients include Heathrow Airport, Seaboard Foods, and Grand Hyatt. For more information, visit http://www.beekeeper.io.
Kelly Coyne, Pitch Marketing and PR, http://beekeeper.io, +1 (415) 290-4974, [email protected]
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