Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 25 | Page 74

INDUSTRY WATCH DON’T BE IN THE DARK OVER GDPR Early next year the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force. Just because the regulations come from the EU businesses in the Middle East shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking they can ignore them. Even for businesses in non-EU countries there are big fines for non-compliance and the prospect of an auditor arriving on your doorstep asking searching questions. 74 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com