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General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR)

General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR)

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legislation that went into effect in May 2018. It enhanced and unified data privacy laws in the European Union (EU). GDPR was put in place to protect european citizens and their private identifiable information (PII) and to ensure that businesses, government entities and other organizations collect PII in a responsible manner. It mandates that PII is maintained in a secure fashion. GDPR violations can incur penalties of up to 20 million Euros or 4% of annual global turnover.

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Symmetry Systems is the Data+AI Security Company. We safeguard data at scale, detect threats, ensure compliance & reduce AI risks, so you can Innovate with Confidence.  Our Data Security Posture Management platform is engineered specifically to address modern data security and privacy challenges at scale from the data out, providing organizations the ability to innovate with confidence. With total visibility into what data you have, where it lives, who can access it, and how it’s being used, Symmetry safeguards your organization’s data from misuse, insider threats, and cybercriminals, as well as unintended exposure of sensitive IP and personal information through use of generative AI technologies.