Data Protection and Privacy Compliance in the Cloud: Privacy Concerns Are Not Slowing the Adoption of Cloud Services, but Challenges Remain
Executive Summary:
The Ponemon Institute is pleased to present the findings of Data Protection and Privacy Compliance in the Cloud, sponsored by Microsoft. The purpose of this research to better understand how organizations undergo digital transformation while wrestling with the organizational impact of complying with such significant privacy regulations as the GDPR. This research explored the reasons organizations are migrating to the cloud, the security and privacy challenges they encounter in the
cloud, and the steps they have taken to protect sensitive data and achieve compliance.
Key Findings:
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Privacy concerns are not slowing migration to the cloud, but organizations struggle to protect data
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Organizations are having difficulty implementing privacy and data protection requirements
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Organizations are using a variety of tools to protect sensitive data in the cloud
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Comparing US and EU respondents’ perceptions of data protection and compliance in the cloud
Recommendations: Ten steps to improving data protection and compliance in the cloud
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