11/05/2026
BSI C5:2026 just raised the bar for cloud trust in Europe. The criteria expand from 121 to 168 requirements across 17 subject areas, and the assurance philosophy is shifting from "do you have a control?" to "can you demonstrate it works?"
For IT security officers and compliance managers, this means data sovereignty is no longer just a legal question, it's an architectural one. Supply chain transparency and machine-readable compliance catalogues (hello, YAML) are now part of the equation too.
The January 2027 transition deadline sounds far off, but it isn't. Organizations need to start preparing now.
Read Andrew Pery's latest blog, "BSI C5:2026 Changes the Rules of Trust in Europe," to learn what these changes mean for your cloud compliance strategy, and why waiting until 2027 is too late: https://hubs.li/Q04Dl_dM0