The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to empower individuals by giving them more control over their personal data—defined as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person—and to establish a single set of data protection rules across the EU.
But it doesn’t just apply to EU organizations. It applies to all organizations, anywhere in the world, that target, collect, or use the personal data of any EU resident. To comply with the GDPR, McAfee and other companies must “implement appropriate technical and organizational” measures to protect personal data. In addition to these security requirements, companies must, among other things:
- Know what data they hold and have appropriate rights to use the data.
- Be able to answer questions from consumers, including employees and former employees, about what type of data they hold, and, in some cases, delete data they no longer need.
- Consider privacy and security at the start of a project or in first building a product, and do a review of projects before launching.
- Tell their main regulator within 72 hours (of becoming aware) if they have a breach.
- Require their vendors to also secure their data, and record this commitment in a contract.
McAfee’s commitment to GDPR readiness
We are committed to compliance with the GDPR and all applicable laws. We have enhanced processes to prepare to address the rights of people in the EU. We have generated written guidance to help our customers understand how our products collect and use personal data, and we are prepared to answer questions from our consumer customers as well as our employees.
