According to research from Kroll ontrack and Blancco, 61% IT managers admit their organisations have not taken measures to be GDPR compliant.

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aims to unify data protection laws to meet the challenges of the digital age and strengthen the protection of online personal data.

When enacted into law, it will require all businesses handling EU residents’ data to delete personal information on request or when it is no longer required by the organisation, and encourage the use of auditable deletion procedures for companies processing personal data.

Those non-compliant could face fines with data breach sanctions up to €100,000,000 or 5% of annual worldwide turnover for the most serious infractions.