EXPERT OPINION the front foot , enabling them to actively deal with a live threat by tracing it back to its point of entry , nullifying its impact and repair any damage caused , while maintaining Business Continuity .
There has been a rapid adoption of extended detection and response ( XDR ) platforms and services that are able to analyse , correlate and visualise telemetry data from multiple security controls . XDR is at its most effective when it ’ s able to provide predictive , continuous and responsive protection based on the latest threat intelligence . This automated process enables businesses to tackle new and emergent threats before they take a foothold . It ’ s an extremely useful tool and one that provides organisations with reassurances at a time when data breaches and ransomware attacks are constantly in the public eye , increasing consumer awareness of the risks to personal data .
A cloud-based XDR solution , hosted within a European data centre , will ensure that any personal data encapsulated in an organisation ’ s security telemetry data will be stored locally in the EU , thereby satisfying local data privacy regulations .
Indeed , the consequences of not doing so are significant . Failure to comply with GDPR , for example , can result in financial penalties of 4 % of a company ’ s global turnover or € 20 million , whichever ’ s the highest . Reputational risk can impact an organisation ’ s growth opportunities , too , if it ’ s found to have been lax in its data privacy policies .
However , in addition to GDPR , last year ’ s Schrems II ruling by the Court of Justice
Simon Godfrey , EMEA Senior Sales Director , Secureworks
of the European Union makes it the responsibility of each organisation to ensure it has tight security postures in place , especially for the transfer of data from the EU to the US or other overseas entities . It is up to those organisations with EU citizens as customers to properly control and manage their personal data policies , and select locally-based vendors with proper controls for enforcing these policies to reduce reputational or security www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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