GDPR/DSGVO Cloud Security: What AWS, Azure & GCP Users Must Fix in 2026

GDPR Article 32 requires "appropriate technical and organisational measures" to protect personal data. For teams running on AWS, Azure, or GCP, this is not abstract — it translates into specific infrastructure settings. This guide maps Article 32 to concrete cloud configuration checks. The legal basis: GDPR Article 32 Article 32(1) lists four key measures: Pseudonymisation and encryption of personal data Ability to ensure ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience Ability to restore availability after an incident Process for regularly testing, assessing, and evaluating the effectiveness of measures The fines for violations: up to €20 million or 4% of global turnover (Article 83). AWS: critical GDPR misconfigurations S3 — the most common GDPR failure Public S3 buckets containing personal data are the single most common GDPR violation in cloud environments. Check: BlockPublicAcls and BlockPublicPolicy enabled on ALL buckets Server-side encryption enabled (SSE-S3 or