While companies are turning to automation technology and analytics to meet their obligations under the EU’s upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), many are also relying on a rather low-tech solution to ensure compliance.

According to Veritas Technologies’ 2017 GDPR report, most global companies are deploying employee training, coupled with incentives, legal obligations or the threat of disciplinary action, to spur their workforce to handle and manage data in a way that complies with the EU regulation.