Information Age: Countdown to GDPR

In this special Information Age report, we look at how the UK is policing cybercrime and what London needs to do to become the first ‘cyber security city’. Meanwhile, how about turning those pesky hackers into an asset? We delve into why young hackers commit cybercrime and whether companies could turn those skills to their advantage.

The centrepiece of this special issue of Information Age is an in-depth feature on GDPR, the EU’s data protection regulation, which will come into force in May 2018. This new law will transform how organisations approach data governance and cyber security, yet many businesses remain shockingly underprepared despite potential fines of up to €20 million or 4% of annual turnover, whichever is greater. On page 8 we examine the purpose of GDPR and exactly what businesses need to do to comply.