GDPR Readiness: Security Pros Counting on AI, Machine Learning for Data Protection

A recent Imperva survey of 310 IT security professionals found that 55 percent of respondents are counting on artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning solutions to bear some of their data protection workload over the next three to five years, and 27 percent said they're expecting the same within the next year or two. The survey also found that 22 percent of respondents haven't yet hired a Data Protection Officer (DPO), a key requirement of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for any organization processing personal data on a large scale. Of those that haven't hired a DPO, 52 percent aren't planning to hire one until the second half of 2018 or later. The GDPR takes effect on May 25, 2018. When asked whether their company is preparing for GDPR, 16 percent said no, and 5 percent didn't know.