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Comments from Fujitsu - EU data regulation
December 2015 by Andy Herrington, Head of Cyber Professional Services, Enterprise & Cyber Security, UK & Ireland, Fujitsu
Following the news that the EU has agreed strict new rules on data protection, please see below comments from Andy Herrington, Head of Cyber Professional Services, Enterprise & Cyber Security, UK & Ireland, Fujitsu.
“The news that new EU Data Protection regulations are likely to be agreed upon should be largely welcomed, as it will promote consistent data protection requirements in each country and a single reporting and compliance regime. The changes are intended to keep up with a shift in which more data is kept in the cloud and therefore managed by a third party away from the original business that collected it.
“According to research from Fujitsu, 80 per cent of IT decision makers believe more stringent data protection laws are needed in this data-driven world while nearly two thirds (61 per cent) welcome larger fines for data protection negligence and would like to see them introduced.
“This new EU Data Protection regulation will help businesses become more proactive with regards to their hosting and data storage strategies. It means that service providers will be able to fulfil their role as a data processor, protecting the information it handles and stores on behalf of its customers, who as owners of the data, remain the data controllers. The tougher fines and raised awareness should also drive a much better understanding in the C-suite, and wider business, of what data is held, its value to the business and the controls required to protect these valuable assets.”
