General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
The biggest change to data protection law for a generation will come into effect from 25th May 2018 and companies need to be ready for it.
Every business and organisation that handles and uses personal information will need to consider what action they should take to protect that vital data under the GDPR.
The GDPR gives people greater rights to the personal data held by a company and companies will need to be accountable for what, why and how they process information.
Fines for breaches will be large!
Further reading
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Bridgeall is a Glasgow-based IT company and has recently published a series of 4 blog articles on GDPR:
GDPR 1: Getting Ready
GDPR 2: Ensuring Compliance
GDPR 3: A Strategic Opportunity Not a Threat
GDPR 4: Assessing Your Organisation’s Readiness
Guides for compliance
Cyber Resilience Toolkit
Published by The Scottish Government
12 step guide
Published by the Information Commissioner’s Office
Cyber Essentials scheme
Published by HM Government
10 Steps to Cyber Security
Published by National Cyber Security Centre