MEDIA ALERT: Cyber Security Lawyer and SANS Instructor Benjamin Wright to Host a Webcast to Help Security Professionals Comply with the General Data Protection Regulation

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In anticipation of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Benjamin Wright will host a SANS webcast that offers unique insight and actionable steps to help security practitioners comply with GDPR.

Who: Benjamin Wright, U.S. Attorney, Senior SANS Instructor, and the author of SANS' LEG523: Law of Data Security and Investigations course

What: Complying with the General Data Protection Regulation: A Guide for Security Practitioners

When: Wednesday, March 8th at 1:00 p.m. EST

Where: To register for this webcast, please visit: www.sans.org/u/q29 

Why: The GDPR is the latest amplification of the European Union's data security requirements that articulates measures to protect individuals and holds organizations accountable for data security. When it goes into effect, GDPR can apply widely to various organizations, including many without a physical presence in the European Union.

This webcast will explore GDPR and offer key steps organizations need to take in order to comply. Discussion points will include how to get ready for the regulation; how to identify a data protection officer; and a checklist for compliance with concise, practical information organizations can begin using now.

About SANS Institute
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. SANS is the most trusted and, by far, the largest provider of cyber security training and certification to professionals at governments and commercial institutions world-wide. Renowned SANS instructors teach over 50 different courses at more than 200 live cyber security training events as well as online. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates employee qualifications via 30 hands-on, technical certifications in information security. The SANS Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent subsidiary, offers master's degrees in cyber security. SANS offers a myriad of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, and newsletters; it also operates the Internet's early warning system--the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners, representing varied global organizations from corporations to universities, working together to help the entire information security community. (www.SANS.org)

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