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Which of the following is a risk in the cloud environment that is not existing or is as prevalent in the legacy environment?

The correct answer is A. Legal liability in multiple jurisdictions. Legal liability in multiple jurisdictions is a risk in the cloud environment that is far more prevalent and complex than in a legacy on-premise environment.

Submitted by mike_84· Apr 18, 2026Legal, Risk and Compliance

Question

Which of the following is a risk in the cloud environment that is not existing or is as prevalent in the legacy environment?

Options

  • ALegal liability in multiple jurisdictions
  • BLoss of productivity due to DDoS
  • CAbility of users to gain access to their physical workplace
  • DFire

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    94% (29)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)

Why each option

Legal liability in multiple jurisdictions is a risk in the cloud environment that is far more prevalent and complex than in a legacy on-premise environment.

ALegal liability in multiple jurisdictionsCorrect

Cloud environments, with their globally distributed data centers, introduce significant complexities regarding data residency, privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), and compliance requirements across various legal jurisdictions. This multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory challenge is far more pronounced in the cloud than in a single, geographically confined legacy data center.

BLoss of productivity due to DDoS

Loss of productivity due to DDoS attacks is a risk present in both cloud and legacy environments, not unique to the cloud.

CAbility of users to gain access to their physical workplace

The ability of users to gain access to their physical workplace is a physical security risk relevant to legacy environments, largely diminished for customers in the cloud where physical infrastructure is managed by the provider.

DFire

Fire is a physical risk that exists in both legacy data centers and cloud provider data centers, and is not a risk unique to the cloud environment.

Concept tested: Cloud computing legal and compliance risks

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/regulatory/gdpr

Topics

#Cloud Risks#Legal Liability#Jurisdictional Compliance

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