Ever-evolving cloud

The cloud landscape is evolving constantly, with new services, features, and regulations being introduced one after the other. These new offerings bring new compliance requirements that make it extremely difficult for organisations to keep up because they are getting more complex. As a result, organisations must navigate a maze of regulations—both industry-specific and general—that apply to cloud environments that often overlap and can be difficult to interpret.

Hybrid and multi-cloud environments

Hybrid and multi-cloud environments are becoming more popular among businesses despite the additional complexities they bring. These complexities extend to compliance, which becomes extremely difficult to do across multiple geographies, cloud platforms and on-premises infrastructure.

Data privacy and security concerns

Data privacy has become a major concern in this digital age, leading to stricter regulations, such as GDPR and CCPA, being implemented. These regulations, in turn, impose significant compliance burdens on organisations that store or process personal data in the cloud.

Third-party risks

Cloud use involves third-party service providers and integrators, and these collaborations often introduce additional compliance risks. In response, organisations must ensure their third-party providers have adequate security and compliance measures in place.

Shared responsibility model

This model stipulates that the cloud provider and its partner organisation are responsible for security and compliance. This makes it challenging to determine who is responsible for what, resulting in gaps in both security and compliance.

Emerging technologies

Emergent technologies, notably artificial intelligence and machine learning, are introducing new compliance challenges that require specific regulations or best practices to ensure ethical and responsible use.