More than 1,000 companies in the United States and European Union are represented in this study conducted by The Ponemon Institute and sponsored by McDermott Will and Emery LLP. Participants in this research work in a variety of departments including IT, IT security, compliance, legal, data protection office and privacy. Ninety percent of respondents say their company is subject to GDPR and 10 percent are unsure. Almost half of companies represented in this research will not meet the May 25 deadline or don’t know.
The Race to GDPR: A Study of Companies in the United States & Europe

CIPM, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPT
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