How to Meet the GDPR ‘State of the Art’ Requirement
Businesses worldwide have only six months to comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements. In addition to contending with a tight time frame, businesses are experiencing some difficulty understanding GDPR, according to a recent study from Trend Micro.
The survey found wide variation on the definition of ‘State of the Art’ security among the 1,000 IT decision makers from businesses across the globe:
- While 30 percent of businesses define it as buying security from an established market leader, another 17 percent think it means using products that pass independent third-party tests.
- Additionally, 16 percent believe it refers to products that are highly rated by analyst reports, and 14 percent think it covers start-ups providing innovative technology.
- Worryingly, 12 percent of IT decision makers are more concerned about the price of security products than whether the products they invest in meet GDPR requirements, and 9 percent were unable to provide a definition at all.
Research also indicates that most enterprises have not started implementing measures that would qualify as ‘State of the Art’. This implies that they’re still relying on legacy or single-purpose defenses, rather than deploying a multi-layered security setup.
“There are many hurdles for businesses to overcome in establishing GDPR compliance — trying to demystify what ‘State of the Art’ means is but another challenge on the list,” said Bharat Mistry, principal security strategist for Trend Micro. “Regulatory enforcement bodies should offer further clarification on what ‘State of the Art’ means, so businesses can ensure they’re not stepping into a fine once May 2018 arrives.”
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