Cloud Compliance —
Mastering Regulation

The NIS2 Directive obliges operators of critical infrastructure and important entities to implement risk management measures, incident reporting obligations, and supply chain security. For cloud architectures this means: network segmentation, access controls (IAM/Zero Trust), logging and monitoring, encryption, and a documented business continuity concept — all achievable with AWS-native services.

DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) applies to financial institutions and their ICT third-party providers from January 2025. Storm Reply designs DORA-compliant AWS architectures with multi-region redundancy, automated failover mechanisms, comprehensive ICT risk management, and the required contractual arrangements for cloud service providers under DORA requirements.

The EU AI Act classifies AI systems by risk level and sets requirements for transparency, data protection, robustness, and human oversight. Cloud infrastructure for high-risk AI must ensure audit logging, privacy by design, model monitoring, and explainability. Storm Reply designs AWS architectures that meet these requirements natively.

BSI C5 (Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue) is the German standard for cloud security. AWS is audited under BSI C5 Type 2 and provides C5 attestation reports for its services. Storm Reply uses C5-compliant AWS services and implements the required customer control responsibilities that fall on the customer side under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model.

Regulatory-compliant cloud usage requires tailored contract structures: Data Processing Agreements (DPA) under GDPR, specific SLAs for availability and data localization, audit rights, and subprocessor transparency. Storm Reply supports contract design and ensures that AWS contract documents satisfy the regulatory requirements of your industry.