Current European Union (EU) Data Protection rules date back to 1995. The EU was keen to establish a new set of rules reflecting the current reality of data usage. IBM understands this is not just a technical challenge, but a challenge of governance and compliance, applications and infrastructure and assurance. The key to establishing preparedness in this new era lies in choosing the right partners for your organization, and being able to deploy appropriate security and data protection controls and procedures in a way that can be rapidly and readily demonstrated.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/ibm-supports-clients-around-gdpr-cybersecurity-legislation/