{"id":6475,"date":"2017-11-28T09:24:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T14:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/?p=6475"},"modified":"2018-01-25T16:25:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T21:25:42","slug":"gdpr-summit-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/gdpr-summit-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"GDPR Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

GDPR Overview with Ken Linscott, CSC\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The clock continues to tick toward May 25, 2018, when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be officially enforced across the European Union (EU). Any company doing business anywhere in the EU will be subject to the new regulation, and those not in compliance\u2015should a breach occur\u2014could face a fine of up to 4% of their company\u2019s global turnover in a given year.<\/p>\n

Digital assets\u2014including domain names, DNS, and SSL certificates<\/em>\u2015are a known weak point for exploitation by cyber criminals and hackers. Failure to administer these correctly or to implement the appropriate technical and organizational measures can result in a breach.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ken Linscott, product director for domains and security at CSC\u00ae<\/sup>, is concerned that most companies may not be well-versed as to the GDPR\u2019s potential legal ramifications and effect on their business. Furthermore, the same companies remain unaware of the location and security of their own digital assets. It\u2019s an issue that Linscott addressed at the recent GDPR Summit in London.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompanies really need to ask themselves, what do we have in place, and are they best practices for our digital assets?\u201d said Linscott. \u201cFor those brand owners that have perhaps not made this a focus in the past, now is the perfect time to look at those measures they have in place.\u201d Under the GDPR, companies must demonstrate that they have implemented the appropriate organizational and technical measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.<\/p>\n

Increased cyber security at a foundational level, essentially, is Linscott\u2019s message in the attached video<\/a><\/strong>. In it, there are four key recommendations Linscott makes for businesses looking to sure up their digital assets before the May 28 deadline, including:<\/p>\n