TRENDING
“
A NOTABLY
LOWER
PERCENTAGE
(39.5%) OF MID-
SIZED COMPANIES
REPORTED
FULL GDPR
COMPLIANCE
COMPARED
WITH 56% OF
LARGE AND
51% OF SMALL
COMPANIES.
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INTELLIGENTCIO
• Implementing new processes around the
handling of sensitive data has been the
greatest area for compliance investment
in the last 12 months, cited by 28% of
those surveyed
• Compliance investment priorities were
then split across better auditing of
what data is collected and why (18%),
employment of a Data Protection Officer
or other compliance personnel (18%)
and new technology (17%). 7% said user
education and training had been their
biggest area of investment
A lessening focus on GDPR in the
last 12 months
Tony Pepper, CEO, Egress
A significant proportion (35%) of GDPR
decision-makers said that the majority
of compliance activity had taken place
in the lead up to the May 2018 deadline
and had since dropped down the priority
list and remained less important. Only
6% said that the ICO’s recent high-
profile announcements of its intention
to fine British Airways and Marriott had
subsequently shocked the business back
towards greater awareness. While 70% of
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