ISO 27018 sets data protection standards for the cloud

2015-01-06T21:00:15+00:006 January 2015|Categories: Conflict of Laws, EU Law, Insurance and Reinsurance, International Commercial Law, International Sale of Goods, IP Law|Tags: , , , , |

In July 2014, the International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) and International Electrotechnical Commission (“IEC”) published ISO/IEC 27018 (ISO 27018), a code of practice that sets forth standards and guidelines pertaining to the protection of data consisting of “personally identifiable information” processed by public cloud service providers. ISO/IEC 27018 is the first International Read More

Cloud computing and International Law related issues

2011-01-15T17:00:47+00:0015 January 2011|Categories: Conflict of Laws, International Commercial Law, IP Law|Tags: , |

Cloud computing relates to IT services and resources – including infrastructure, platforms and software – which can be provided to customers via the internet, rather than by on-site installations of IT hardware and software (for a technical definition of cloud computing  see National Institute of Standards and Technology). Cloud computing allow companies Read More

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