95% of Irish Businesses Expect a Tough Challenge to be GDPR compliant

95% of Irish Businesses Expect a Tough Challenge to be GDPR-compliant

Mazars and McCann FitzGerald have released their second annual report on the readiness of Irish businesses for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force from May 2018. With just over 6 months to go, there continues to be a serious level of difficulty for Irish businesses in complying with the new requirements, though Irish businesses appear to be finally making real steps to get ready.

95% of Irish Businesses Expect a Tough Challenge to be GDPR-compliant

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