There is a misalignment between data privacy regulation spending and business outcomes, according to Tanium research. Specifically, as businesses spend tens of millions on compliance, over 90 percent have fundamental IT weaknesses that leave them vulnerable and potentially non-compliant.

The global study of 750 IT decision makers revealed that organizations have spent on average $70.3 million each to comply with the GDPR, the CCPA, and other data privacy regulations over the past year.