{"id":5453,"date":"2019-11-13T17:37:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T17:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cybersmart.co.uk\/?p=5453"},"modified":"2019-11-13T17:37:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T17:37:41","slug":"the-impact-of-gdpr-cybersecurity-improvements-that-benefit-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/2019\/11\/the-impact-of-gdpr-cybersecurity-improvements-that-benefit-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of GDPR: cybersecurity improvements that benefit you"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-hero-blog b-hero-blog has-color-night-100-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--section-spacing);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--section-spacing)\"><div class=\"b-hero-blog__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-hero-blog-text b-hero-blog-text\"><div class=\"b-hero-blog-text__inner\"><h1 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-20);\" class=\"has-text-color has-color-porcelain-100-color wp-block-post-title\">The impact of GDPR: cybersecurity improvements that benefit you<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-16);\" class=\"has-text-color has-color-porcelain-100-color wp-block-post-date has-20-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2019-11-13T17:37:41+00:00\">November 13, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"has-text-color has-color-porcelain-80-color wp-block-post-author-name\">frankie_cs<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-hero-blog-media b-hero-blog-media\"><div class=\"b-hero-blog-media__inner\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/5-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" 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class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-sidebar-col-1 sidebar__col-1\"><div class=\"sidebar__col-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\/\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-16)\">Back to blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-20-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-16)\"><strong>Table of contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-toc b-toc b-toc--1\" data-nest=\"1\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-sidebar-col-1 sidebar__col-1\"><div class=\"sidebar__col-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-resource-box-container-box b-resource-box-container-box swiper-slide has-color-night-100-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"b-resource-box-container-box__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-3 has-color-porcelain-100-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-16)\">Want to speak with sales?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-blue-2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/sales_cs\/book-a-discovery-call-v2?utm_source=blogglobal\">Book a call<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-769\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/arrow-right.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-content b-blog-post-content-container__content content\"><div class=\"content__inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An upsurge in incidents or cybersecurity crackdown?&nbsp;<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data breach victims and negligent companies aside, how have everyday companies fared with the new <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GDPR regulations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? The most comprehensive review on the impact of the May 2018 change is the ICO\u2019s annual report. The report has revealed a 29% increase in reported security incidents and data breaches. With the requirement for companies to report significant incidents, within 72 hours of being made aware that there has been a<a href=\"https:\/\/cybersmart.co.uk\/blog\/how-do-i-secure-my-customer-data\/\"> data breach<\/a>, has greatly increased the number of breach reports. Although on the surface it may look as though incidents have increased exponentially in the last 2 years, the new GDPR rules have actually resulted in a cybersecurity crackdown instead.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great news for compliant companies&nbsp;<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ICO&#8217;s conducted analysis shows that there is further good news for companies who are happy to comply with the new regulations. Despite \u00a3875,000 of fines being issued between July and September 2018, a closer look at the statistics shows that the data breaches here were mostly caused by individuals or companies with inadequate policies, with fewer successful cyberattacks overall. The NCSC has played a pivotal part in raising the awareness of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GDPR compliance<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and this has resulted in many businesses finding it easier to follow the regulations laid out in the new laws. This has meant that more companies are GDPR compliant, as a result, are less likely to be involved in a situation where fines might be issued.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the GDPR regulations have caused companies to put more effort into data collection as well as data protection, there is far more data available. With improved security comes a more knowledgeable taskforce, with companies beginning to rely on the increased data-opportunities for future planning. This is an incredible boom for companies who are ready to use the new data. It can improve long and short term planning, as well as the analysis of previous years.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost-saving security&nbsp;<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best of all, companies are starting to report the positive impact that improved security has had on their bottom lines. Fewer data-breaches means fewer fines, fewer compensation claims, less costly mop-up operations and more trust from their customers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data protection obligations got you in a muddle? Get on top of them quickly and easily with the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cybersmart.co.uk\/privacy-toolbox\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CyberSmart Privacy Toolbox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cybersmart.co.uk\/privacy-toolbox\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cybersmart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1.02-1000X300-cybersmart-SAL-133137-1.jpg\" alt=\"CyberSmart Privacy Toolbox\" class=\"wp-image-65894\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,26],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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