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“ AS THE SUPPLY CHAIN BECOMES INCREASINGLY MORE CONNECTED THROUGH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION , THE EXPOSURE TO POTENTIAL CYBERATTACK INCREASES ”
— Alan Calder , Chief Executive of GRC International plc of businesses who have experienced a breach believe the third-party supplier would be accountable for the data breach response .
The Information Commissioner ’ s Office ( ICO ) is responsible for how GDPR is implemented and enforced in the UK . One of the core principles of why it was introduced into law was to provide greater transparency and visibility for data protection . When GDPR came into force in May 2018 , it introduced compliance requirements that also extends to suppliers . The ICO states that if a third-party supplier
JULY 2019