---
title: "GDPR Was Painful, But What Happens Now?"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/gdpr-was-painful-but-what-happens-now/"
date: "2018-07-03T06:47:57+00:00"
section: "IT Compliance"
tags:
  - "Cyber Risk"
  - "Data Protection"
  - "Data Security"
  - "Finanace Security"
  - "GDPR"
  - "Information Security"
  - "IT Compliance"
  - "IT Security"
source: "informationsecuritybuzz.com"
source_url: "https://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/gdpr-was-painful-but-what-happens-now/"
---

# GDPR Was Painful, But What Happens Now?

July 3, 2018 · Reported by informationsecuritybuzz.com

> With the GDPR deadline now passed, the sigh of relief from IT departments up and down the country was almost audible. IT teams were thrown the challenge of working out what was needed to meet the GDPR guidelines as it was thought to be a security issue. It swiftly became apparent, however, that it was a people and process issue and not a technology one.

[Read the full article at informationsecuritybuzz.com](https://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/gdpr-was-painful-but-what-happens-now/)

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