Responsibilities and liabilities of the cloud and their implications for incident response

With the cloud, DIFR has become a little more complicated. As such, it has significant implications for the assigning of liabilities and responsibilities for data breaches and other security incidents. In cloud computing, there are several different parties involved, including the CSPs, the cloud customer, and any third-party providers that may be involved. Each of these parties may have different roles and therefore different levels of liability and responsibility exposures in the event of a security incident.

CSPs generally have a higher level of liability and responsibility for security incidents because they are responsible for the overall security and availability of the cloud infrastructure. This includes maintaining the physical security of the data centers, securing the network infrastructure, and implementing security controls to protect customer data.

Cloud customers have the...