Summary

Cloud computing has changed the way millions of people manage their data, creating an unprecedented level of convenience in a cost-effective manner. At the same time, the move to the cloud has rewritten the rules of cybersecurity. In some ways, while cloud computing made data management easier, it has simultaneously become more difficult to know your data.

As governments around the world race to develop regulatory regimes around data, cloud computing will continue to create complexities for businesses.

In a globalized world, it's critical that industry groups be ahead of the curve and provide guidance for governmental bodies. Groups such as the Cloud Computing Alliance will prove to be indispensable in harmonizing baseline standards for organizations that work across countless jurisdictions and find themselves subject to a varying patchwork of regulations.

The onslaught of regulations is a direct response to the constant flow of breaches that we're seeing...