WHITEPAPER GENERAL DA T A PROTECTION REGULA TION: COMPLIANCE AND CYBERSECURITY STRATEGYOVERVIEW 1 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation that was approved by the European Union in April of 2016 and went into effect on May 25, 2018. The goal of this regulation is to protect the personal data and information of EU citizens. Under the GDPR, any organization that collects, holds, or processes data from EU citizens must comply with the new regulations for data privacy, protection, and security. New requirements have taken effect that control how consumer data must be collected, used, and stored by all companies within the scope of the GDPR. These requirements will affect not only companies’ data processing or collection habits, but their cybersecurity structu

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