Survey: U.S. companies unprepared for EU data rule taking effect in weeks

Many U.S. companies are largely unprepared for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect in four weeks with strict penalties for tough privacy and security requirements, according to a new survey by the information technology trade association CompTIA.

“Only one in four respondents claim to be very familiar with GDPR,” said CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux in a press release announcing the survey findings on Wednesday. “Some believe it applies primarily to companies in the...