McAfee CEO ‘cautiously optimistic’ on companies’ ability to handle GDPR

McAfee CEO Christopher Young says companies are “cautiously optimistic” about their ability to handle the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation despite concerns about the law’s scope. Young told CyberScoop he sees organizations working diligently to comply with the law, but there is only so much they can do ahead of the mandated compliance deadline. “I would tell you that a lot of organizations are still trying to figure it out and are a little bit of wait-and-see mode to understand exactly how some of the aspects of GDPR take hold,” Young said on the sidelines of the Security Through Innovation Summit presented by McAfee and produced by CyberScoop and FedScoop. The law, which goes into affect Friday, mandates much stricter controls on how data can be collected, analyzed and used. The EU considers the law a huge push toward strengthening citizen’s rights when it comes to data. Young’s optimism […]

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