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TRENDING
MORE THAN HALF OF UK
BUSINESSES ARE STILL NOT
FULLY GDPR COMPLIANT,
ACCORDING TO SURVEY
With the spotlight still firmly placed on GDPR, a survey
has shown that more than half of UK businesses are still
not fully compliant. Tony Pepper, CEO, Egress, discusses
the findings of the survey and explains why companies
should be taking the necessary steps to comply.
A
survey of UK GDPR decision-makers
conducted on behalf of Egress, a
leading provider of people-centric
data security solutions, has revealed that
52% of businesses are not fully compliant
with the regulation, more than a year after
its implementation.
The survey also found that 37% of
respondents had reported an incident to the
ICO in the past 12 months, with 17% having
done so more than once. Interestingly, the
results showed that over half (53%) of mid-
size companies had reported data breaches
to the ICO in the past 12 months, compared
with 36% of small companies and only 23%
of enterprise organisations.
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Similarly, a notably lower percentage
(39.5%) of mid-sized companies reported
full GDPR compliance compared with 56%
of large and 51% of small companies.
Taken together, these figures indicate an
evident gap in compliance performance
among mid-size companies. Other key
survey findings include:
• Only half of decision-makers (48%)
reported that their business was
fully compliant
• 42% rated their organisation as
‘mostly compliant’
• Over one third (35%) said GDPR has
become less of a priority for their
organisation in the last 12 months
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OVER ONE THIRD
(35%) SAID GDPR
HAS BECOME LESS
OF A PRIORITY
FOR THEIR
ORGANISATION
IN THE LAST 12
MONTHS.
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