In May 2018 General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect but are businesses ready to comply with this new law?

1. IS THE WORLD PREPARED FOR GDPR?
WORLDWIDE SENIOR BUSINESS DECISION MAKERS
UK ORGANISATIONS
THE BREXIT EFFECT?
31% believe their
organisation is GDPR
ready
21% are worried
financial penalties
could result in
redundancies
47% have major doubts
that they will meet the
compliance deadline
31% 21% 47%
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS
66% say that
they are prepared for
the GDPR
22% are still not aware
of the GDPR66% 22%
U.S. ORGANISATIONS
88% say they are
well-briefed on GDPR
60% have plans in
place to respond to
the impact of GDPR
85% admit it is difficult
to find where all their
data resides
88% 60% 85%
42%
29% have started
preparing for the GDPR
19% have
comprehensive plans
in place
6% view GDPR as a
number one priority29% 19% 6%
24% of firms halted
preparation for GDPR in
light of Brexit
24%
“UK businesses may be behind due to initial
uncertainty over the impact of Brexit.”
- Dr Elizabeth Maxwell
EMEA Mainframe Technical Director, Compuware
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42% have appointed a
data protection officer