State of the Market

[SussexSeagull]

Am I missing something or doesn’t knowledge of GDPR have a very short shelf life?

[northernladuk]

Am I missing something or doesn’t knowledge of GDPR have a very short shelf life?

Dats what I said.

[SillyPerson]

Up to a point, Lord Copper

Dats what I said.

It may do.

For those of us working the seam and who are experienced it’s a goldmine but only because it’s what we’ve been doing for years.

I’ve been audited by technical auditors who have had to be told what SSO and IPSec vs SSL VPNs are (yep) and they’re Practitioners signing off on my clients’ InfoSec postures

[tpsman]

It may do.

For those of us working the seam and who are experienced it’s a goldmine but only because it’s what we’ve been doing for years.

I’ve been audited by technical auditors who have had to be told what SSO and IPSec vs SSL VPNs are (yep) and they’re Practitioners signing off on my clients’ InfoSec postures

I've never met an auditor who knows anything more than the very basics about how computer systems are constructed.

[SillyPerson]

I've never met an auditor who knows anything more than the very basics about how computer systems are constructed.

Yes and it’s getting far worse. I thought CLAS consultants were box tickets until the big consultancies started with the GDPR Gangs. I spend around 1 day a week filling in dreadful questionnaires.

[uk contractor]

UK economy in weakest growth since 2012 - BBC News
This is not going to help much although to offset slightly RBS are doing better than expected (shame they are letting people go left right & centre though!)
RBS profit trebles as costs fall - BBC News

[vwdan]

I've never met an auditor who knows anything more than the very basics about how computer systems are constructed.

They come from the same stock as "Consultants" who are fresh faced out of University.

[washed up contractor]

Am I missing something or doesn’t knowledge of GDPR have a very short shelf life?

'Tis the Y2K of 2018.

[Lance]

'Tis the Y2K of 2018.

That’s ridiculous.
GDPR is here to stay. 25th May is just the start.
Y2K was over on 1st Jan 2000

[BlasterBates]

Our GDPR project just ended. In the end there wasn't much to do.