Data residency

A requirement that data is stored, and sometimes processed, inside a given country or region. Common in government cloud tenders in Canada, Australia and the EU.

Also called: Data sovereignty

Related terms

FedRAMP

The US federal program that authorizes cloud services for government use against a standard set of security controls. Cloud products sold to US agencies usually need a FedRAMP authorization.

IRAP

The Infosec Registered Assessors Program, under which assessors check cloud and IT systems against Australia’s Information Security Manual for government use.