Can You Weather the GDPR Security Storm?
Despite 83 per cent of financial services professionals using email more than any other form of communication, 23 per cent either do not use or are unaware of any email and file sharing encryption technology in place.
You would think that simple and secure communication with employees and customers would be top of any financial services firm’s checklist, wouldn’t you? That the need for confidentiality and regulatory compliance had never been greater? Especially given that financial data has been among the most commonly exposed and stolen in recent breaches. Think again! Our survey last year found that despite 83 per cent of financial services professionals using email more than any other form of communication, 23 per cent either do not use or are unaware of any email and file sharing encryption technology in place.
It’s time for businesses to batten down the hatches, because the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming and businesses are worried about its impact. The European Commission has passed new pan-region regulations, which will come into force in April 2018. Businesses that don’t comply with the new laws could face fines of €20 million or four per cent of global turnover – whichever is greater. Fines of this level will have a significant impact on any business. You only have to look at the costs incurred by TalkTalk following its high profile data breach last year (£60 million and counting, and a considerable loss of customers) – and you can see fines like this keeping the CFO awake at night.
