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Looking back on 12 tumultuous months, we assess how GDPR has weathered the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit, and consider what the coming year may hold for data protection.
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Changes to our working practices have been accelerated in recent months, as businesses looked to fast-track digital transformation projects – some of which would have previously taken years to come into fruition. It has been widely reported that this dramatic shift to home working has challenged IT management teams to adapt, as businesses rapidly adopt remote capabilities such as cloud computing. Put simply, in recent months, the focus was on getting things running efficiently as companies adapted to the lockdown.
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Rob Elliss is Vice President of Sales, EMEA – Digital Identity and Security at Thales.
As we look to 2021, and this remote working lifestyle becomes permanent, many organizations such as the traditionally “bricks and mortar” companies which may have rushed digital transformation projects, will need to match these remote working capabilities with new cybersecurity practices and standards.