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Tune your SIEM to be GDPR Compliant - 5 Steps to Take

The most hyped law on data protection has finally come into effect on May 25, 2018. Passed by the European Parliament on April 14, 2016, it is already being touted as the most stringent data protection law across the world. Prior to GDPR, Data Protection Directive of 1995 was applicable which now stands repealed. Apart from the businesses incorporated in the European Union, GDPR also applies to businesses incorporate outside the European Union but are dealing with the data of EU residents.

A CISO Perspective on GDPR

There’s much talk about the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) taking effect on May 25 and its impact on US companies with European operations. As more and more information has been collected electronically over the years, it’s become necessary to mandate that companies better protect this information from being breached. With this mandate, the days of collecting and storing personal information are gone.

How Can SIEM solution Help Being Compliant With the GDPR?

SIEM solution, as one of the best cybersecurity solutions, can help organizations being compliant with the GDPR strict requirements. As a matter of fact, GDPR compliance is indispensable for enterprises managing the data of European Union (EU) citizens because noncompliant organizations have to bear the brunt of huge penalties in terms of massive fine and reputational damage.

Vendor Risk: The Hidden Challenge of GDPR Compliance

The European Union’s GDPR regulations go into effect in May of this year. In essence, GDPR is a strict data privacy code that holds companies responsible for securing the data they store and process. Although GDPR was approved in April 2016, companies affected by the regulations are still struggling to reach compliance by the May 2018 deadline.

GDPR - Data Processing EU Data as a US Business

Due to the growing and ever-changing digital market, the EU took a major step to protect EU citizens’ personal data and privacy rights in today’s digital world. From proposal to adoption, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took over four years to become law regulating the data collection and security during processing and movement of personal data of EU citizens. The GDPR is applicable in all EU markets/countries, including by association, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK.