Date started current role: November 2019
Location: Elizabeth, Colorado
Cathy Pitt is the chief security officer at Plex Systems, Inc. She has decades of experience in information security, risk and compliance, with a demonstrated history of leading and working in and with a variety of industries including services, education and healthcare. Pitt is a recognised leader in risk management, global compliance with requirements including GDPR and PCI DSS, and technical security controls selection and deployment.
What was your first job? My first real job was in the Canadian Armed Forces, more specifically in the Navy. It was my first exposure to technology, and I found out pretty quickly that I loved learning how things work and troubleshooting complex problems.
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Since entering into force in May 2018, the EU General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to all entities in the
European Economic Area (EEA) and - due to the extended territorial
scope - to a large extent also to entities outside of the EEA. The
GDPR has led to a significant rise in data protection compliance
duties. In case of violations, companies may face fines of up to 4%
of the global annual turnover of the whole company group.
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