Ehab Nour, Principal Solution Engineer at Fortra, explains in Security Middle East that the enforcement of Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) is exposing a gap between perceived and actual data protection readiness. He highlights that many organizations lack continuous visibility into sensitive data across their environments, making it difficult to demonstrate compliance. The article emphasizes that compliance now requires real-time monitoring, robust governance, and the ability to demonstrate control at any time, which is critical to reducing risk and meeting evolving regulatory expectations.
"PDPL enforcement is no longer theoretical. It is here. And for many organisations, the question is no longer whether they need to act, but how quickly they can close the gaps that already exist." — Ehab Nour
