In January 2012, the European Commission proposed a comprehensive reform of data protection rules in the EU. While the Directive became law on 25th May 2016, EU Member States have to transpose it into their national law by 6th May 2018. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming…

Don’t you just hate it when you think you’re on top of things then something comes along and throws a spanner in the works?

Like when you when you’ve encouraged all your customers to go to Azure and Office 365 and then Microsoft decides to increase its cloud prices by 20%. Or when Apple decides to kill off most of the ports that you need on the Mac book pro that you actually need on the new Mac Book Pro. Or when you think your business is following all the data protection rules then you find out it’s all about to change… No? Not familiar with that last one?

Well that is actually kind of what’s happening with data protection right now – the game is changing and a lot of businesses face being caught off guard.

At MirrorSphere, we’re getting prepared for the snappily titled ‘GDPR’ – and your business should be too – even if it does seem like one of those things you want to put off for as long as possible.

As ambassadors of robust data management, at MirrorSphere we are always striving to ensure data is safe, secure and protected, and right now data governance is more important than ever.

The General Data Protection Regulation is on its way and it’s not something you can ignore. The best way to avoid getting caught out is to act now and ensure your company is fully prepared when the regulation comes into effect in 2018.