“Simply put, companies are bound by laws, and as juristic persons, complying with GDPR is no longer optional but a governance imperative,” said Thomas George, president of Cybermedia Research. “Organizations are now expected to invest heavily in compliance and foster a culture shift towards data protection. The GDPR fines against giants like Meta confirm a growing trend toward stricter enforcement of data privacy regulations.”
For CIOs and CTOs, the message is clear — data protection must be a foundational consideration for all business operations, not an afterthought.
“Organizations must urgently adapt by implementing well-defined data management policies and robust user consent management systems to meet these heightened regulatory standards,” George added. “It also serves as a reminder of the significant financial and reputational costs that can result from non-compliance.”