Compliance for Microsoft cloud services
Compliance Overview
In a world where data breaches are daily occurrences and regulatory requirements for protecting data are increasing, it's essential for organizations to choose a cloud service provider that makes every effort to protect customer data. Microsoft is committed to the highest levels of trust, transparency, standards conformance, and regulatory compliance. Our broad suite of cloud products and services are all built from the ground up to address the most rigorous security and privacy demands of our customers.
To help organizations comply with national, regional, and industry-specific requirements governing the collection and use of individuals’ data, Microsoft provides the most comprehensive set of compliance offerings (including certifications and attestations) of any cloud service provider.
Perform a risk assessment and assess the compliance of Microsoft cloud servicesMicrosoft’s comprehensive compliance offerings
Protect your customers' data while meeting compliance requirements. Search our comprehensive set of compliance offerings to find all current certifications and filters.
See our complete compliance offering listThink Cloud Compliance
As part of the Microsoft legal group’s Think Cloud Compliance initiative, we've created a series of white papers and other resources to help you meet compliance and learn more about our commitment to build trust in our cloud services.
Achieving trust and compliance in the cloud
An introduction to cloud computing for legal and compliance professionals
Microsoft Azure IP Advantage
Microsoft Azure IP Advantage program offers Azure customers comprehensive protection for their cloud-based innovations and investments against intellectual property (IP) lawsuits and risks.
Learn more about Azure IP Advantage program
Download Microsoft Azure IP Advantage: protecting innovation in the cloud white paper
Guide: Legal and regulatory compliance in Asia
Microsoft understands the complex challenges your organization faces to verify it meets regulatory requirements. Navigating your way to the cloud can help answer your questions about Asia-specific issues around legal and regulatory cloud compliance.
Prepare now for GDPR compliance
Improve your organization’s data protection and overall compliance readiness with Compliance Manager. Perform on-going risk assessment with compliance scores and get rich, actionable insights to simplify your compliance journey.
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Letter from Brad Smith
Brad Smith, Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer, talks about trust in his open letter to the legal and compliance community.
General compliance resources
Think Cloud Compliance documents
- Achieving trust and compliance in the cloud
- An introduction to cloud computing for legal and compliance professionals
- Microsoft cloud security for legal and compliance professionals
- New international standards will help cloud customers understand and control risk
- Secure biometric authentication: A fundamental building block for achieving trusted cloud services
- The use of cloud services by US lawyers and law firms: myth vs. fact
- Privacy and security compliance in the health care cloud
- What GDPR means for US healthcare and life science companies

