The General Data Protection Regulation became enforceable on May 25th, 2018, and since then, the risk of a cyber breach has become considerably more concerning for those hosting and processing the information of EU citizens. As a result, the ability to find and mitigate cyber threat has become more important than ever. Almost half of all cyber breaches or attacks occurring in the past year were the result of an unpatched system or other vulnerability that could easily have been identified by a pen test. This reality has once again emphasized the value of controlled hacking and will likely become increasingly useful.”]
Source: https://hackercombat.com/conquering-the-real-challenges-of-gdpr-compliance/