{"id":1397,"date":"2017-11-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/millgate-partners-help-businesses-gdpr\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:38:08","slug":"millgate-partners-help-businesses-gdpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/millgate-partners-help-businesses-gdpr\/","title":{"rendered":"Millgate partners to help businesses with upcoming GDPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield IT services firm Millgate has\u00a0teamed up with cloud and endpoint cybersecurity company Bitdefender, cyber security and data protection firm Forcepoint and consultancy training provider IT Governance to educate and assist businesses still unpicking and understanding the implications \u2013 and potential impact on their business \u2013 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements and deadline for compliance.<\/p>\n<p>Millgate Managing Director Chris Calvert said: \u201cThrough our partnership with Bitdefender, Forcepoint and IT Governance we can provide first step assistance to help organisations address the challenges of GDPR compliance with a comprehensive suite of information resources, training courses, toolkits, and consultancy services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7553 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/europe-2021308_1280-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"europe-2021308_1280\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>IT Governance founder and executive chairman Alan Calder said: \u201cSince May last year, our GDPR Foundation and Practitioner training courses have helped more than 2,000 professionals get a comprehensive understanding of the regulation and gain the practical skills to achieve compliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GDPR requirements mean there is considerable work to be done assessing risks and implementing new controls before it is enforced. Organisations should take action now and equip professionals involved in GDPR compliance projects with the skills and practical understanding to meet the Regulation\u2019s requirements in both a cost and time-effective manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder GDPR, organisations have a responsibility to themselves and the general public to uphold the security of personal data. With fines of up to 4% of global turnover and data subjects\u2019 rights to pursue legal actions for unlawful processing, businesses should recognise the benefits of compliance and re-think their customer relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GDPR overhauls previous data protection directives to give more power back to the data subject. 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