MEDIA INTERVIEW ALERT: Many U.S. Businesses Not Prepared for May 25 Enforcement Deadline of GDPR, a European Union Regulation Requiring Protection of Customers' Personal Data

MEDIA INTERVIEW ALERT: Many U.S. Businesses Not Prepared for May 25 Enforcement Deadline of GDPR, a European Union Regulation Requiring Protection of Customers' Personal Data

CIS is ready to help decode the confusion surrounding GDPR and its implications for U.S. organizations

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y., May 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

    WHO:   CIS(R) (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) is an
           independent, not-for-profit organization
           dedicated to enhancing the cybersecurity
           readiness and response among public and private
           sector entities.


          President and COO Steve Spano Brig. Gen., USAF
           (Ret.). Spano's previous experience includes
           serving as USAF Director of Communications,
           Headquarters Air Combat Command, and as the
           General Manager, Defense and National Security
           for Amazon Web Service's (AWS) Worldwide Public
           Sector. He was one of AWS's key cybersecurity
           leaders who launched and built AWS' public
           sector business from its inception.


          Sean Atkinson, CIS Chief Information Security
           Officer. Before joining CIS, UK native Atkinson
           was the Global Information Security Compliance
           Manager for GLOBALFOUNDRIES and led governance,
           risk and control across three continents.
           Atkinson earned a Bachelor in Science from
           England's Sheffield Hallam University, a Master
           in Business Administration in Technology
           Management from Drexel University, and a Master
           of Science in Computer Information Systems from
           the College of Saint Rose.


    WHAT:  GDPR is almost here. GDPR is a European Union
           (EU) regulation to protect personal data and
           privacy for EU citizens. It also applies to any
           U.S. business that deals with EU clients'
           personal data.  Many U.S. based businesses that
           do business with dealing with personal data of
           EU clients are confused or not prepared for
           GDPR's 5/25/18 enforcement deadline. Many U.S.
           private and public organizations incorrectly
           think that GDPR does not apply to them, and are
           ignoring it. However, the penalty for non-
           compliance is EUR20 million ($23,574,480) or 4%
           of global annual turnover - whichever is greater


          CIS' Steve Spano, and Sean Atkinson are ready to
           work with reporters to address the issues,
           answer questions, and clarify the confusion
           surrounding GDPR.  Contact media@cisecurity.org
           for immediate GDPR help.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

CIS has created materials and offered webinars to help clarify the confusion surrounding the looming GDPR deadline, including:

    --  an infographic explaining GDPR
        https://www.cisecurity.org/gdpr-are-you-ready/

    --  a CIS webinar that you can watch that explains GDPR compliance concerns
        https://www.cisecurity.org/webinar/gdpr-compliance-why-should-i-be-conce
        rned/.

ABOUT CIS

CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.) is a forward-thinking, non-profit entity that harnesses the power of a global IT community to safeguard private and public organizations against cyber threats. The CIS Controls(TM) and CIS Benchmarks(TM) are the global standard and recognized best practices for securing IT systems and data against the most pervasive attacks. These proven guidelines are continuously refined and verified by a volunteer, global community of experienced IT professionals. Our CIS Hardened Images are virtual machine emulations preconfigured to provide secure, on-demand, and scalable computing environments in the cloud. CIS is home to both the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®), the go-to resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery for U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial government entities, and the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center(TM) (EI-ISAC(TM)), which supports the cybersecurity needs of U.S. State, Local and Territorial elections offices.

CONTACT: Barbara Ware, 518-526-4525

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