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More and more companies are moving to the cloud every day, and the trend does not seem to slow down any time soon. In fact, according to a Gartner   survey , 55% of large enterprises will have successfully implemented an all-in cloud SaaS strategy by 2025. Though there could be numerous reasons to do so, some of the biggest reasons are the low cost of storage, improved security, and accessibility.  But only considering the benefits will not be helpful when moving to the cloud. Companies need to consider other aspects, such as privacy and compliance. One of the key privacy and compliance regulations is the  General Data Protection Regulation  or GDPR of the European Union (EU). It mandates all companies to safeguard the data they hold from a data leak, data loss, or unlawful usage and poses hefty fines on companies for nonadherence. Some essential GDPR requirements for the  cloud data management  are: Retention Data ownership Data portability Risk management...

Recently, there has been a surge in the number of fines imposed on companies for violating privacy laws and regulations. Some notable incidents are the $888 million fine imposed on   Amazon   by the European Union (EU) in July 2021 and the $58.7 million fine on   Google   in 2019. Though these fines are considerably huge, they are essential to ensure our personal data is safe with companies. What is Personal Data? Personal data is any data that can   identify an individual. Email addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers, SSN, home addresses, etc., are examples of personal data. Personal data is also known as sensitive data or Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The growing awareness of data rights has made it essential to safeguard these sensitive data. GDPR and CCPA are two of the largest privacy laws and regulations. What are GDPR and CCPA? The  General Data Protection Regulation  or GDPR is a regulation on data protection and privacy in ...

Remediate and defensibly govern sensitive information with ZL Tech's in-place and archive GDPR compliance software and privacy solutions.