INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Enterprise Security
SAS helps global companies
protect data and meet
GDPR requirements
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W
ith the EU’s General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR)
going into effect on May 25
2018, global companies must take steps
to understand how personally identifiable
information (PII) is stored and used within
their organisations.
Millions of records are exposed each year
due to thousands of data breaches that
occur around the world. Further, a recent
survey found that less than half (45%) of
organisations have a structured plan in
place for compliance and more than half
(58%) indicate that their organisations
are not fully aware of the consequences
of non-compliance. To help companies
protect their data and meet new compliance
requirements, analytics leader SAS is offering
SAS for Personal Data Protection.
www.intelligentcio.com
Any company that collects personal data,
anything from national identification numbers,
Social Security numbers, email addresses and
dates of birth, must be able to identify where
that information is stored in order to protect
it and remove it when required. The amount
and variety of data sources, along with the
rise of mobile, cloud and social networks, has
played a role in making PII more vulnerable
to unauthorised access. SAS for Personal Data
Protection helps companies to access, identify,
govern, protect and audit their data, to work
towards compliance.
Under GDPR, every EU resident has the
right to know how their personal data is
being used and can request to have his or
her data completely erased. This means
that organisations that store and/or process
EU consumer and employee data must be
vigilant in protecting that data, regardless
of where they are located. Non-compliance
with GDPR regulations can be costly and may
result in hefty financial penalties ranging up
to US$22 million or 4% of annual global
turnover (whichever is greater).
“The EU’s pending GDPR deadline is causing
major headaches for companies across the
EU and beyond, as organisations quickly
realise that personal data is stored in multiple
locations. Finding it and locking it down is
no easy task,” said Tom Pringle, Head of
Applications Research at Ovum. “The SAS
for Personal Data Protection solution offers
organisations tools to identify and govern
personal data to prepare for compliance
with this new regulation, simultaneously
helping extend and enhance the governance
frameworks enterprises are investing in.” n
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