Security News > 2020 > August > Survey: Barriers prevent data privacy initiatives
Corporate culture, lack of privacy teams hurt privacy initiatives.
Despite the common refrain of "It's not a matter of if, but when" in relation to dealing with a privacy breach, companies are still struggling to implement data privacy protocols, according to a recent TechRepublic Premium survey.
The General Data Protection Regulation, a set of regulations designed to protect the data security and privacy of all EU citizens and any business entity that transacts with them, went into effect May 25, 2018.
The majority of survey respondents reported that IT is responsible for their organization's data privacy.
Further, the privacy leader within the respondents' organizations ranged from chief information officer/chief technology officer at 21%, Data protection officer at 16%, chief information security officer at 11%, chief privacy officer at 8%, and general counsel/chief counsel/chief legal officer at 5%. In addition, 19% of respondents were unsure who their privacy leader was, 16% said "Other," and 5% said their organization was in the process of creating a position for this task.