CSA Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance Course to take place in Amsterdam 2-3 July 2019

Enterprises around the world are looking for ways to show their compliance to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has developed a Code of Conduct designed to offer both a tool for GDPR compliance and transparency guidelines regarding the level of data protection offered by the Cloud Service Provider. The purpose ...

Cloud Security Alliance Announces 2018 Ron Knode Service 
Award

I am extremely honoured to share the news that I have been recognised by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) as a recipient of the seventh annual Ron Knode Service Award along with five other members for excellence in volunteerism and dedication in furthering cloud security best practices that help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. The Cloud Security Alliance us the world’s leading organization dedicated ...

EDPS publishes new Guidelines on the use of cloud computing services by the European institutions and bodies

On 16 March the European Data Protection Supervisor published new Guidelines on the use of cloud computing services by the European institutions and bodies.   The Guidelines provide suggestions and instructions for EU institutions in order to further compliance with Regulation (EC) No. 45/2001.  The Guidelines deal specifically with: - how to assess the appropriateness of the ...

Cloud technology options towards Free Flow of Data: A whitepaper from the DPSP Cluster

I am part of the DPSP Cluster, focused on Data Protection, Security and Privacy in the Cloud.  The Cluster is a result of the first call of H2020 LEIT WP2014-2015 which provided a number of grants for research on privacy in the cloud, data protection and data security. The whitepaper looks at technology solutions that the projects in the ...