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Training Camp • Cybersecurity Glossary
Data localization is the legal requirement to store and process data within a country's borders, shaping cloud architecture and cross-border data transfers.
Data Localization Definition: Data localization is the legal requirement to store and process data within a country's borders, shaping cloud architecture and cross-border data transfers.
Data localization is the legal or regulatory requirement that certain categories of data be stored, processed, or kept within the geographic borders of the country where they were collected. Laws such as Russia's data localization law and provisions in China's PIPL and various national regimes mandate in-country storage for personal, financial, or government data. Organizations operating globally must architect storage and processing to satisfy these residency rules while balancing cloud strategy and cross-border transfer restrictions.
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