Switzerland’s data protection group, privatim, has warned that international cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud cannot meet the privacy requirements for sensitive government data. Key issues include lack of true end-to-end encryption, limited transparency, loss of control over data, legal uncertainty, and access rights under the US CLOUD Act. Privatim advises that sensitive data should only be stored in the cloud if government agencies

Microsoft has made a strategic equity investment in Veeam, a global leader in data protection and ransomware recovery. This move deepens...