Cloud increases risk of £100m fines under new EU Data Protection rules

Companies enjoying the benefits of cloud computing may find that they increase the risk of receiving hefty fines, which could reach hundreds of millions of pounds, in accordance with future EU data protection rules.

Third tier fines include breaches that relate to international data transfers, an error that could occur more easily when using cloud computing, thanks to datacentres located in international territories.

In similar news, Google has today announced a new service called Google Apps Vault for Business, which aims to help companies reduce the costs of litigation, regulatory investigation and compliance actions.

Vault enables businesses to manage, archive and preserve data, which can at that time be recalled at any time using eDiscovery. This allows users to find and preserve data to respond to unexpected lawsuits or investigations.

Common mission

IT organisations share a common mission; to optimise investments and streamline operations to create value for themselves. Business value can be delivered in numerous ways. IT is used to enhance employee productivity, facilitate business growth, and to drive business efficiency and bottom line results.

Server virtualisation at the same time with the cloud are creating a future for enterprise computing in which access to information via a variety of devices from any location at any time will be mission-critical. With these changes comes a growth of complexity in the management of innovation and security.

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