Protecting sensitive data is a legal and operational necessity for any organisation operating in the UK or EU. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets the standard for how personal data must be handled, requiring strict controls on access, security, storage, and recoverability. In the UK, GDPR principles are embedded in the Data Protection Act 2018, continuing to apply post-Brexit.
Veeam Backup helps organisations meet these obligations by delivering enterprise-grade data protection across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It empowers businesses to safeguard personal data, maintain resilience, and ensure compliance with GDPR and related privacy regulations.
Supporting Data Subject Rights Through Automation
A key principle of GDPR is the right of individuals to access, amend, or delete the personal data held about them. This places a legal obligation on organisations to respond quickly and efficiently to subject access requests, usually within one calendar month.
Veeam supports this requirement by automating core aspects of backup management. Its advanced recovery and search tools allow IT teams to locate, retrieve, or restore specific data sets with minimal delay. While Veeam does not autonomously identify personal data, it significantly reduces the manual effort required to access or erase information when well-structured backup policies are in place.
Controlling Data Residency And Jurisdiction
GDPR includes data residency provisions that require certain categories of personal data to be stored within jurisdictions that maintain robust data protection frameworks. This is particularly relevant for organisations using public or third-party cloud services, where data may otherwise be stored in countries lacking GDPR-aligned standards.
With Veeam, businesses retain full control over where backup data is stored. Whether hosted on-premises, in a private cloud, or with a GDPR-compliant public cloud provider, Veeam enables you to choose the data centre location and ensure regulatory compliance. This level of control is particularly valuable for businesses operating across borders or within tightly regulated sectors.
Strengthening Data Security Through Encryption
One of the most critical GDPR requirements relates to the protection of personal data from unauthorised access. Under Article 32, organisations must implement appropriate technical and organisational measures—such as encryption—to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of personal data.
Veeam delivers robust encryption as standard, securing backup data both in transit and at rest using AES 256-bit encryption. All backup files can be encrypted, and encryption keys are protected with strong user-defined access controls. This significantly mitigates the risk of data breaches and ensures that sensitive information remains unreadable even in the event of a security incident.
Ensuring Data Availability And Integrity
GDPR also requires that personal data remains accessible and recoverable in the event of a system failure or cyberattack. Veeam supports this requirement through its high-speed recovery options, including Instant VM Recovery, SureBackup, and immutable backups to protect against ransomware.
These capabilities allow businesses to quickly restore services, maintain operational continuity, and demonstrate compliance with data availability requirements—key elements of both GDPR and business resilience strategies.
Veeam Backup Solutions From Nexstor
GDPR compliance is not optional—it’s a fundamental requirement of doing business in today’s digital environment. Veeam Backup helps organisations meet these obligations by enabling secure, transparent, and controlled data protection across all workloads and infrastructures.
To learn more about our Veeam Cloud Connect backup services and how we can support your compliance and recovery strategies, get in touch with Nexstor’s expert team today.
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