Half of companies missed GDPR compliance deadline

Only half of companies achieved compliance with GDPR before the May 25, 2018 deadline, and most companies took seven months or longer to achieve readiness. This is among the findings of a new report from privacy management platform DataGrail which also reveals that two-thirds of companies assigned dozens, or even hundreds, of employees to manage GDPR compliance. Based on survey results, it's likely the average organization spent 2000 to 4000 hours in meetings preparing for GDPR, while half of privacy management decision makers spent at least 80 hours personally preparing for GDPR, and another 80 hours to sustain compliance 'Businesses… [Continue Reading]