Since 2013, 14 billion data records have been lost or stolen. Only 4 per cent of these breaches were “secure”.

36% believe the requirements of GDPR are too complex and require a lot of general effort to implement

There has been plenty of discussion about the impact of global data regulations on data security practices. Particularly with the implementation of GDPR

U.S. hotel group Marriott has become the second firm to face a massive GDPR fine as the U.K. regulator continues on its rampage

“People’s personal data is just that – personal,” said the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham

Hacks and data thefts, enabled by weak security, cover-ups or avoidable mistakes have cost these companies a total of nearly $1.23 billion and counting

GDPR has reinvigorated companies’ efforts to ensure personal information is protected and handled properly.

The number of publicly known data breaches decreased last year compared to 2017, despite harsher breach notification rules going into effect in Europe. The number of compromised sensitive records also went down by more than a third, from 7.9 billion records to around 5 billion.

According to every statistic I’ve read, there is still a huge chunk of business owners who have not even read the GDPR yet, let alone done anything about it. To be clear; no matter the size of your business, you have to comply.

One of the defining moments for tech in 2018 was on May 25, when the EU implemented its General Data Protection Regulation — the ominous GDPR.