Imperva Survey Shows Most IT Security Professionals Are Aware of GDPR, Yet Only 43 Percent of Organizations Are Preparing
April 27 2017 - 7:04AM
Business Wire
Imperva, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMPV), committed to protecting
business-critical data and applications in the cloud and
on-premises, today announced the results of a survey on the current
state of company preparedness for the European General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR). The survey of 170 security
professionals was taken at RSA 2017, the world’s largest security
conference.
GDPR protects the privacy of European citizens and applies to
all businesses that hold and process personal data collected in the
European Union, regardless of their industry or location. It
becomes effective on May 25, 2018. Organizations are focusing on
GDPR compliance because fines for certain violations may be up to
the greater of €20 million or four percent of total worldwide
annual turnover. Companies with significant revenue could face
billions of dollars in fines.
According to the survey, 51 percent of respondents said GDPR
would impact their companies, nearly a third of the respondents
didn’t see the GDPR regulations impacting them, while 11 percent
were unsure if GDPR would impact their companies and 5 percent were
not familiar with GDPR.
The survey also showed an overall lack of urgency among the IT
professionals surveyed with 43 percent of respondents indicating
that they are evaluating or implementing change in preparation for
GDPR, 29 percent indicating that they were not preparing, and
another 28 percent signifying that they were unaware of specific
preparations.
“U.S. companies should be evaluating the impact GDPR will have
on their data practices, given the major fines for non-compliance,”
said Terry Ray, chief product strategist at Imperva.
“Companies need to begin the GDPR legwork now by documenting how
personal data is collected and processed in their organizations.
From what we’ve seen in working with our clients on GDPR readiness,
the projects are complex and involve multiple teams, technologies
and systems.”
In asking survey respondents about who is driving GDPR
compliance in their organization, 49 percent of survey respondents
cited their organization’s legal department, while 8 percent said
the IT department is managing the process.
Imperva provides data discovery and classification tools, user
access controls, data masking, data breach detection, data transfer
controls and other data compliance solutions that can assist
organizations in their GDPR compliance efforts. To learn how
Imperva helps organizations prepare for GDPR, visit
http://bit.ly/2ouojYO.
Survey Methodology
Conducted Feb. 13-17, at RSA Conference 2017, the trade show
with the largest concentration of security professionals, the
in-person survey is based on responses from 170 attendees including
IT professionals, managers and executives from the U.S. (77
percent), EMEA (13 percent) and other regions (11 percent). To view
the full survey results, visit bit.ly/2p5kYkS.
About Imperva
Imperva® (NASDAQ: IMPV) is a leading provider of cyber security
solutions that protect business-critical data and applications. The
company’s SecureSphere, CounterBreach, Incapsula and Camouflage
product lines enable organizations to discover assets and risks,
protect information wherever it lives – in the cloud and
on-premises – and comply with regulations. The Imperva Defense
Center, a research team comprised of some of the world’s leading
experts in data and application security, continually enhances
Imperva products with up-to-the-minute threat intelligence, and
publishes reports that provide insight and guidance on the latest
threats and how to mitigate them. Imperva is headquartered in
Redwood Shores, California. Learn more: www.imperva.com, our blog,
on Twitter.
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