EU Cloud Wars: Industry Giants Rally Against Discriminatory Cybersecurity Rules
Industry groups across Europe warn that the EUCS cybersecurity certification scheme should not discriminate against cloud giants like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. The aim is to keep a wide range of cloud service providers available to EU-based organizations.
Hot Take:
Well, it looks like Europe doesn’t want to be the bouncer at the cloud computing club anymore. Come one, come all, because the EUCS door policy just got a lot less exclusive. But will this party end in a data hangover?
Key Points:
- 26 industry groups across Europe voice concerns over EUCS cybersecurity certification scheme potentially discriminating against big cloud providers.
- Original EUCS requirements included sovereignty mandates for US companies to partner with EU-based entities for data storage.
- These sovereignty requirements were removed in March 2024 to ensure broader cloud service provider availability.
- Some EU-based companies like Deutsche Telekom, Airbus, and Orange opposed this removal, citing potential data protection risks.
- The EUCS was initially designed to ensure EU-standard data protection, even when processed outside the EU.
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