Disk backup to the cloud is a gaping vulnerability in the EU’s security

By J. Scott Marcus

Suppose vast quantities of Europeans’ digital data were being sent every few days to a foreign power that has threatened military action against an EU Member State. How should the EU react?

Oh, and that foreign power isn’t Russia or China – it’s the United States.

We’re not talking about the data provided to online service providers such as Google and Facebook – rather the disk backups that are running on everyone’s personal computer, typically every few days. This potentially enormous security exposure is just sitting in plain sight but hasn’t yet visibly bubbled up into the consciousness of European policymakers.

That needs to change – the EU needs to conduct a detailed threat assessment reflecting the new realities, identifying who needs to make changes… and how.

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