Get ready for tougher EU data protection requirements

February 02, 2012 Published by  SearchCloudSecurity.com Cloud Security Briefing The proposed EU data protection regulation and its impact on cloud users Francoise Gilbert, Contributor The recently published draft of the proposed European Union data protection regulation, which is intended to replace Directive 95/46/EC in 2014, provides a preview of how the European Commission intends to reshape the rules that govern the protection of personal information in the European Economic Area (EEA). If the final version of the regulation (expected to be released during the first quarter of 2012) is substantially similar to the currently available draft, there will be significant improvements in the new regime: more clarity, less complexity, less administrative burdens. However, there will also be additional obligations and responsibilities for companies that collect or process personal data. This article will focus on some of the provisions of the proposed EU data protection regulation and evaluate their potential effect on cloud computing users and service providers. Read more Subscribe via RSS Panel debates cloud computing governance issues SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Cloud computing comes with a slew of data governance challenges. How do you know what the cloud provider does to protect your data? Where does the provider's responsibility end and yours begin? How do you know if the provider makes changes to its environment that impacts your data security? Cloud content security: Understanding SaaS data protection options Stepping carefully into health care cloud computing In health care, when it comes to security, it's always been about securing patient data. Protected health information (PHI) is something health care providers are all too familiar with -- diagnostic information, images, medical records, or other data explicitly covered under the HIPAA Security Rule have always been a source of concern from a security perspective. But complexities arise when you introduce cloud computing into the mix, particularly public cloud. PCI and cloud computing: Cloud computing compliance guide Your Information Technology Portal Stay up to date with IT resources, blogs and events Bitpipe.com: An IT resource library ITKE: Get answers to your toughest IT-related questions IT Events: Meet the experts and learn from those who have gone before you ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchCloudSecurity.com, part of the TechTarget network. TechTarget provides IT professionals with the resources they need to perform their jobs: Web sites, newsletters, forums, blogs, white papers, webcasts, events and more. Copyright 2012 TechTarget. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. This email is published by the TechTarget Security Media Group. Copyright 2011 TechTarget, Inc. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. To unsubscribe from all TechTarget Security Media Group, Go to unsubscribe. TechTarget Security Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466 Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com When you access content from this newsletter, your information may be shared with the sponsors of that content as described in our Privacy Policy.