--- title: GDPR and the Board description: GDPR and the Board, this infographic identifies the main considerations the Board needs to be aware of when thinking about GDPR. From the level of fines upto 2% of Turnover or £10,000 Fine to the recruiting of a DPO (Data Processing Officer) and protecting your brand and its reputation. image: https://discover.everycloud.co.uk/hubfs/GDPR%20Board.png --- **0800 470 1820 - [](https://twitter.com/EveryCloud_UK) - [](https://www.linkedin.com/company/10626371) [![Everycloud](https://discover.everycloud.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/EC_LOGOS%20EveryCloud%20IT%20SECURITY%20BLUE-1.png?width=250&height=55&name=EC_LOGOS%20EveryCloud%20IT%20SECURITY%20BLUE-1.png "Everycloud")](https://www.everycloud.co.uk/) # What does GDPR mean at Board Level? # Compliance will cost you – but non compliance will cost you more. Violating regulations on data governance, storage, and usage – and failing to answer requests can result in severe financial consequences.1 ![GDPR Fine](https://discover.everycloud.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/GDPR%20Fine.png?width=600&name=GDPR%20Fine.png) # The Data Protection Officer – your new hottest hire The DPO’s job is to ensure the compliance of your data controllers and processors. But they won’t be directly involved in the process of building your compliance capability and culture. That will be a job for other senior team members. # Breaches mean direct damage to brand equity and share price. **![32](https://discover.everycloud.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/32.png?width=150&name=32.png)** **32% ****of companies report losing data in breaches 2**       **![25](https://discover.everycloud.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/25.png?width=150&name=25.png)**   **25% of companies report having experienced an attack 3**     **The average company will experience around 100 cyber-attacks in a year 4**![100 Cyber Attacks](https://discover.everycloud.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/100%20Cyber%20Attacks.png?width=600&name=100%20Cyber%20Attacks.png) **You’ve probably experienced multiple breaches without even realising it. ** Your security teams will need to have dependable loss prevention policies, Secure Internet Gateways, password management plans, and other protocols in place to best safeguard the company. # Not having the right people and partners in place means trouble **Only 5% **of FTSE companies currently have cyber security expertise at board level.5 Companies are increasingly conscious of the need to fill this gap –**according to IDG, only 60% of UK businesses believe they currently have the people and processes they need to be compliant with GDPR.6 **That means an already scarce talent pool is rapidly evaporating. # External sources Thank you to all of the external sources below in helping to put this research together 1. GDPR Article 83, Paragraph 4 2. Aberdeen Group research, SaaS Data Loss: The problem you didn’t know you had. 3. Accenture Security Technology Vision 2016 4. Sixth annual Databarracks Data Health Check Report 5. Accenture Security Tech Vision 2016 6. 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