US organizations processing the personal data of EU residents must comply with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) from May 25 2018. Failure to comply could result in fines of up to 4% of annual global turnover or €20 million.
This concise guide is essential reading for US organizations wanting an easy to follow overview of the new regulations and the compliance obligations for handling data of EU citizens, including guidance on the EU-US Privacy Shield.
The EU General Data Protection Regulation will unify data protection and simplify the use of personal data across the EU when it comes into force in May 2018.
It will also apply to every organization in the world that processes personal information of EU residents.
US organizations that process EU residents' personal data will be able to comply with the GDPR via the EU-US Privacy Shield (the successor to the Safe Harbor framework), which permits international data transfers of EU data to US organizations that self-certify that they have met a number of requirements.
EU GDPR & EU-US Privacy Shield – A Pocket Guide provides an essential introduction to this new data protection law, explaining the Regulation and setting out the compliance obligations for US organizations in handling data of EU citizens, including guidance on the EU-US Privacy Shield.
EU GDPR & EU-US Privacy Shield – A Pocket Guide sets out:
Alan Calder, the founder and executive chairman of IT Governance Ltd, is an internationally acknowledged cyber security expert, and a leading author on information security and IT governance issues. He co-wrote the definitive compliance guide IT Governance: An International Guide to Data Security and ISO27001/ISO27002, which is the basis for the Open University’s postgraduate course on information security, and has been involved in the development of a wide range of information security management training courses that have been accredited by the International Board for IT Governance Qualifications (IBITGQ). Alan has consulted on data security for numerous clients in the UK and abroad, and is a regular media commentator and speaker.
Quickly understand your new obligations under the EU GDPR, and learn what steps you need to take to avoid costly fines.
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