"How to protect personally identifiable information under GDPR"

Enforcement of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) officially begins on May 25, 2018. The GDPR will have a far-reaching impact as any company that conducts business with EU citizens will be expected to comply with this regulation. The purpose of GDPR is to ensure the protection of personal data belonging to EU residents by enforcing a new standard upon any companies that handle such data. However, many companies are still not prepared to comply with this regulation. This article further discusses the meaning of personal data under the GDPR, new user rights for personally identifiable information, how the structure of security teams will be affected by GDPR, data protection authorities, data breach reporting, and how companies can prepare to comply with GDPR.

CSO Online reports "How to protect personally identifiable information under GDPR"